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THE SHEPARDSON FAMILY. 



A Record of the Early Generations in America. 

BY FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON. 



SOMETIME in the year 1628-9, from what ship no record 
remains to tell, Daniel Shepardson landed at Salem, Mass., 
being one of a numerous company who sought homes in 
America at that period of English history, A tradition in- 
dicates that he was accompanied by his brother, John, who soon 
died of lockjaw as a result of a dispute in which a spade was 
thrown at him by his adversary. Some of the immigrants moved 
to Charlestown where Daniel Shepardson is recorded as a citizen 
in 1632. He was not one of the wealthy members of the Puritan 
body, but was a craftsman, a blacksmith by trade. 

"Since the birth of time, throughout all ages and nations, 
Has the craft of the smith been held in repute by the people." 

The place of his origin is not known, but members of the 
family are to be found in Yorkshire, England, now, and, as the 
name indicates a Scandinavian ancestry, he may have been from 
that part of the country. 

He was not an educated man, but he had so much company 
in that plight among the early Americans, that it is not specially 
to his discredit that his will is acknowledged by a cross, with 
"the marke of Daniell Sheopardson" beneath it. Like most of the 
Puritans he was intensely superstitious, a believer in signs and 
omens, and when one day, as he was working at his forge, a stone 
fell from it and crumbled into powder, he recognized the evil 
portent and gave to his wife the nails which he was just making-^ 
saying, "They will come in handy some day." The nails were 
kept, and when he died, in Maiden, Mass, 26 July, 1644, they were 
used in the making of his coffin. 

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it, his blacksmith shop, and fifty acres of pasture and meadow 
land, scattered here and there, so that his widow, Joanna, who 
had the use of the property during her lifetime, was quite well 
fixed for a woman of the day. His family comprised a son, 
Daniel, and two daughters, Lydia and Joanna. 

When the children were ready to marry, Daniel married Eliz- 
abeth Call ; his sister, Lydia, married Elizabeth's brother, Thomas 
Call, Jr. ; and after the death of their father, their mother, Joanna 
Shepardson, married the father of the Call children, Thomas Call, 
St., so that the relationship became a little mixed. 

An abstract of the will and the inventory of the estate of this 
pioneer Shepardson have been printed as well as certain orders of 
the General Court about his property. [In N. E. Gen. Hist. Soc. 
Reg.] 

The second Daniel followed the trade of his father, making 
his home at Maiden, Mass., for some years. His name appears 
as one of a number who signed a petition to Sir William Phipps, 
17 October, 1694, praying to be permitted to establish a settlement 
in Attleboro, Mass. He seems to have owned land there as early 
as 1660. He took a prominent part in the town's aflfairs. With 
this removal from Maiden the Shepardson family found its home 
in a tract of land called "Rehoboth North Purchase," which in- 
cluded what later became the towns of Cumberland, Rhode Island, 
and Attleboro, Norton, and Mansfield, Mass., places in which the 
family has been represented almost continuously for more than 
two hundred years. 

The early records of Attleboro, Rehoboth, and Cumberland 
seem faulty and there is considerable confusion in the first few 
generations, but there is every indication that all Americans 
named Shepardson may be traced back to Attleboro, except a few 
recent immigrants from England. 

The genealogical details so far as known follow : 

1. Daniel Shepardson, blacksmith of Charlestown, Mass., coming 
from Salem. Admitted to the Church in Charlestown 8 June, 1633. 
Removed to Maiden, where he died 26 July, 1644. His wife was Joanna 

, maiden name and date of marriage unknown. She survived her 

husband and married (2) Thomas Call, Sr. She died 30 January, 1661. 
Children: 

I. Lydia Shepahdson, bapt. 24 July, 1637; m. (1) Thomas Call, Jr.; 
(2) Thomas Skinner. Child, Joanna Call, b. March, 1660. 
2. ii. Daniel Shepardson, bapt. 14 June, 1641 (1639?). 

iii. Joanna Shepardson, bapt. 13 March, 1642; m. November, 1661, Rog- 
er Kennicut of Maiden, and later removed to Swanzey. Children, 
Joanna, Lydia and John. 






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2. Daniel Sheparuson (DanieV) succeeded his father as black- 
smith at Maiden. He was a freeman of Middlesex County, Mass., 29 
May, 1674, and took the oath of fidelity 15 December, 1674. He married, 
11 April, 1668, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Call, Sr., and widow of 
Mr. Samuel Tingley of Maiden. He removed to Attleboro where he had 
fifty acres about half a mile from "Old Town" on the Bay Road. He 
lived to an advanced age and was long called "old goodman Daniel 
Shepardson." He came near losing his property at one time as the 
Attleboro records indicate. So far as known his children were: 

i Daniel Shepardson, b. 11 July, 1669; lieutenant in 9th Mass. Regt. 
against Canada in 1691 where he died 11 March, 1691. He may 
have married and had son John, b. 22 July, 1685, d. 15 October, 
1685. 
3. ii. John Shepardson, bapt. January, 1671. 
4.111. Nathaniel Shepardson, bapt. 28 October, 1680. 

iv. Elizabeth Shepardson; m. Robert Fuller, 19 January, 1699. 
V. Mary Shepardson; m. Joseph Ingraham, 11 April, 1700. 
vi. Joanna Shepardson; m. John Fuller, 22 December, 1701. 

3. John Shepardson^ {Daniel,^ DanieV) lived in Attleboro until 
about 1697 when he moved to Rehoboth. He married 9 April, 1694, 
Elizabeth Fuller who was boi'n 12 May, 1678, and baptized 30 May, 1679, 
daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilmarth) Fuller of Attleboro. 
Children, recorded in Attleboro: 

1. Ruth Shepardson, b. 14 July, 1695 ; m. Ephraim Lane, son of John 
and Sarah Lane. Many descendants in Norton, Mass. She d. 1752. 
ii. Mehitable Shepardson, b. 31 January, 1696-7. 
ill. Sarah Shepardson, b. 13 February, 1698-9, d. 28 April, 1699. 

5. iv. Daniel Shepardson, b. 16 March, 1699-1700. 

6. v. Amos Shepardson, b. 30 September, 1704. 

7. vi. John Shepardson, bapt. 17 April, 1709. 

4. Nathaniel Shepardson {Daniel,^ DanieV) may have moved from 
Attleboro, Mass., to Rehoboth, where two of his children were baptized, 

although all are recorded in Attleboro. His wife was Mary . From 

similarity of names and some other circumstances, he may be the one 
referred to on page 236 of "Hinman's Connecticut Settlers" as "Nathan- 
iel Shippason, widow Mary, of Hebron, estate £207. He died 1718. 
Children were Jonathan, Nathaniel, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Mercy, 
Joanna, and others." Children recorded in Attleboro: 

8. i. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 20 September, 1706. 

9. ii. Nathaniel Shepardson, b. 26 March, 1708. 

iii. Elizabeth Shepardson,). i-^ A/rnv i7in 
iv. MART Shepardson, -j b. l- May, l , lU. 

10. V. John Shepardson, b. 2.5 June, 1712. 

5. Daniel Shepardson {John,^ Daniel,^ DanieP) married in Attle- 
boro, Mass. (1) Hannah Richardson, 9 December, 1725. She d. 26 Sep- 
tember, 1726, leaving a son. He married (2) Mary Washburn, 9 May, 
1728. Several of the sons of this family went to Guilford, Vermont. 
Children, recorded in Attleboro: 

11. i. Daniel Shepardson, b. 5 September, 1726. 

12. ii. John Shepardson, b. 16 February, 1729. 

iii. Hannah Shepardson, b. 29 December, 1730. 

13. iv. Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 6 May, 1733. 

14. V. Stephen Shepardson, b. 11 August, 1735. 

6. Amos Shepardson (John,^ Daniel,^ DanieV) married Margaret 
Pidge, 30 March, 1732. He died in Attleboro in his 94th year. The 
boys of this family followed the sea. Children, recorded in Attleboro: 

15. i. Amos Shepardson, b. 5 May, 1735. 

ii. Zebediah Shepardson, b. 17 November, 1737, d. Seekonk, Mass. 



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iv. Elijah Shepardson, b. 8 May, 1741. 

iv. Noah Shepardson, b. 3 April, 1745. 

V. Olive Shepardson, b. 30 June, 1752 ; m. John Macomber of Rehoboth, 
10 April, 1777. 

vi. Araunah Shepardson, b. 7 August, 1756, drowned at sea. 

Perhaps also: 

vii. William Shepardson, wrecked between Liverpool and Boston. 

7. John Shepardson {John,' Daniel,^ Daniel^) "has descendants in 
the Lake Champlain region" is the only record, January 1, 1907. Wliere 
he located is unknown. There are occasional traces of "northern Ver- 
mont Shepardsons." 

S. Jonathan Shepardson (Nathaniel,' Daniel,^ DanieV) lived in 
Attleboro, Mass., in Cumberland, R. I., and finally settled in Templeton, 
Mass., where he died in 1790. He married, 9 May, 1730, Abigail Fuller, 
Avho was born 6 July, 1704, daughter of John and Joanna (Shepardson) 
Fuller. Joseph Shepardson, who gathered extensive notes about the 
family, all of which were destroyed by fire before publication, reports 
that Jonathan's wife, "Merriam, died in 1771 very aged," and says 
children were Jonathan, born 3 January, 1735, Nathaniel and Joanna. 
The Attleboro records show no other Jonathan of this generation who 
might be confused with this line, and show children: 

i. Nathaniel Shepardson, b. 18 June, 1731; lived in Cumberland, R. I. 
11. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 21 May, 1732, d. early. 

iii. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 19 January, 1734 ; perhaps d. early and 

name given to son b. 3 January, 1735. 
iv. Abigail Shepardson, b. 17 April, 1736. 
v. Mary Shepardson, b. 10 October, 1743, d. 30 March, 1745. 
vi. Mary Shepardson, b. 1 May, 1746, d. 31 March, 1752. 

Perhaps also: 

vii. Joanna Shepardson ; m. 6 December, 1781, John Christianmillar. 

9. Nathaniel Shepardson (Nathaniel,' Daniel,- DanieV) probably 
lived in Cumberland, R. I., near the boundary line. I find no record 
of his family except of a son bearing his name. If he had several chil- 
dren this lack of records moy make confusion in my later notes. Jan- 
uary 1, 1907, I am at sea about this line. There is probability of con- 
fusion, too, with Nathaniel, son of Jonathan No. 8. 

16. i. Nathaniel Shepardson. 

10. John Shepardson (Nathaniel,' Daniel,^ DanieP) married Abi- 
gail Richardson and moved to Ash Swamp, later called East Haddam, 
Conn. The order of birth of the children is not known and there may 
have been others than the ones named. 

i. Otis Shepardson. 

ii. Daniel Shepardson, d. without issue, 

iii. WiLLLAM Shepardson. 

17. iv. Jonathan Shepardson. 

v. Isaac Shepardson. 

vi. Abigail Shepardson. 

vii. Molly Shepardson. 

viii. Hepsibah Shepardson. 

ix. Ancel Shepardson, b. 14 January, 1759. 

11. Daniel Shepardson (Daniel,* John,' Daniel^- DanieV) lived in 
Attleboro for a while at least, the town records containing this entry, 
"Daniell Shepardson, Jr., and Mary Peck, dau. of Hezekiah Peck, late 
of Attleboro, were married by me, ye subscriber, 12 November, 1753. — 
Habijah Weld." Children recorded in Attleboro: 



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i. Noah Shepardson, b. 4 August, 1756. 

ii. OziAH Shepardson, b. 30 March, 1757; d. 5 February, 1758. 

iii. Enoch Shepardson, b. 21 April, 1759. 

iv. Hannah Shepardson, b. 8 May, 1765. 

12. John Shepardson (Daniel* John,^ Daniel,'^ DanieP) removed to 
Guilford, Vt., of which town he was one of the founders. He was very 
influential in the movement to make Vermont an independent state. 
He bore the title "Major." He was made Town Clerk in 1772 at the 
first town meeting of Guilford. He was a member of the Council in 
Vermont for several years as also Judge of the Supreme Court. He 
died of consumption 3 January, 1802. His wife, Anna, died of old age 
10 (or 11) January, 1817, then 87. They had eleven children according 
to a court record, but names are unknown. One son died at the age of 
eighteen. No further record. 

i. John Shepardson, b. 1753, d. 23 August, 1771. 

13. Zephaniah Shepardson (Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived 
in Attleboro until about 1770 when he moved to Guilford, Vermont. 
He attended the first town meeting there 19 May, 1772, and was made 
a constable, an overseer of highways and an overseer of the poor. He 
was called "Lieutenant." He m.arried (1) Ruth Hills (b. 1 July, 1733, 
d. 16 October, 1782) ; (2) Demaris, widow of David Church. She d. 28 
July, 1787, aged 54; (3) Mrs. Lucinda Chase of Halifax, Vt., 1 June, 
1798. She d. in the "Chinesee" country, 30 September, 1809. He d. 16 
October, 1804. Children: 

i. Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 21 March, 1755. 

ii. William Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1756. 

iii. Ruth Shepardson, b. 16 September, 1758 ; m. John Barney, 

iv. Joseph Shepardson, b. 27 October, 1760. 

v. Jared Shepardson, b. 18 July, 1763. 

vi. Demaris Billings Shepardson. 

vii. David Church Shepardson. 

14. Stephen Shepardson {Daniel* John,^ Daniel," DanieV) married 
Lucy Fisher of Attleboro, Mass., and moved to Guilford, Vt., where he 
was constable in 1774 and commissioner of highways in 1776. He was 
captain of a company in the Revolutionary war. All I have about his 
children follows: 

i. Stephen Shepardson, d. 11 April, 1806, aged 46. 

ii. Peddy Shepardson, b. 15 November, 1771, d. 2 December, 1838; m. 
Robinson Perkins. 

15. Amos Shepardson (Amos,* John,^ Daniel,^ DanieV) moved from 
Attleboro, Mass., to Northfield, Mass., in 1793, and to New York state 
in 1820. He married Rebecca Whitcomb and had children: 

i. Amos Shepardson, b. 1787, had one son, Charles, of Warwick, Mass. 

ii. Elijah Shepardson, b. 1789. 

iii. Araunah Shepardson, b. 1791. 

Iv. Zebediah Shepardson, b. 1793. 

v. Olive Shepardson, b. 1795; m. Elijah Kendall, 15 April, 1814. 

16. Nathaniel Shepardson (Nathaniel,* Nathaniel," Daniel,- Dan- 
ieV) lived at Arnold's Mills in Cumberland, R. L He married (1) Sarah 

, who died after 1771, and (2) Elizabeth . He was known as 

"'Squire Shepardson." Children: 

i. Nathaniel Shepardson, b. 22 March, 1758. 

ii. Mary Shepardson. 

iii. Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 18 April, 1762. 

iv. Isaac Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1764. 

v. Lucy Shepardson, b. 4 February, 1766. 



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vi. Chloe Shepardson, b. 27 April, 1768; m. Otis Jlllson, 3 April, 1796. 

vil. Olive Shepardson, b. 29 May, 1771. 

viii. Sabra Shepardson, b. 22 July, 1774. 

ix. Otis Shepardson, b. 20 April, 1776. 

X. Hannah Shepardson, b. 21 Augiist, 1778. 

xi. Nancy Shepardson, b. 21 August, 1781. 

17. Jonathan Shepardson (John,* Nathanieh^ Daniel,'^ DanieV) has 
descendants in Smyrna, N. Y. The family moved from Connecticut to 
New York many years ago. His only son was 

i. Jonathan Shepardson. 

14. Jonathan Shepardson (Jonathan* Nathaniel,^ Daniel' DanieV) 
married in Attleboro, Mass., Miriam, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Car- 
penter) Follett, who was born 11 February, 1733-4. In 1768 the family 
moved to Templeton, Mass., having lived a while in Cumberland, R. I. 
They removed in 1790 to Royalston, Mass. They both died the same 
day, 3 December, 1804. Children: 

i. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 23 April, 1758. 

ii. Rebecca Shepardson, b. 30 November, 1759; m. Pratt. 

iii. Miriam Shepardson, b. 1 September, 1761. 

iv. Joanna Shepardson, b. 22 February, 1765. 

V. Rachel Shepardson, b. 6 February, 1767. 

vi. Beulah Shepardson, b. 28 May, 1769. 

Abigail Shepardson,). t„v,„ i it'?! Av.io.„,-i ^ tr,- • „ 

ISAAC Shepardson, \^- J""^ 1, 1771. Abigail m. Higgins. 

X. John Shepardson, b. 23 October, 1773. 
ix. Daniel Shepardson, b. 6 October, 1775. 

15. Isaac Shepardson (Nathaniel* Nathaniel,^ Daniel,' DanieV) 
lived in Wrentham, Mass., where he committed suicide by hanging. 
Children: 

i. Nathaniel Shepardson, d. Bridgewater, Mass. ; one dau. 

ii. Sally Shepardson ; m. Wood, Seekonk, Mass. ; two oh. 

iii. Aaron Shepardson, d. Wrentham, Mass. ; one dau. 

iv. James Shepardson, d. Franklin, Mass. ; four ch. 

V. Lucy Shepardson ; m. Bartlett ; three ch. 

vi. John Shepardson ; seven children, 

vii. Isaac Shepardson, d. Wrentham, Mass. ; eight ch. 

viii. Jonathan Shepardson; eight children, 

ix. Lydia Shepardson ; m. Chamberlain ; five ch. 

16. Ancel Shepardson (John,* Nathaniel,^ Daniel,' DanieV) mar- 
ried, 25 July, 1782, Charlotte Colgrove, who was born 20 February, 1762, 
and died 23 February, 1850. He died 9 February, 1840. They lived 
in Middletown, Rutland County, Vt. and in Fairfax, Franklin County. 
Children: 

i. Clarissa Shepardson, b. 27 January, 1783, d. August, 1830, in Gran- 
ville, Ohio. 

ii. Asa Shepardson, b. 12 December, 1784, d. 14 August, 1842, in Dela- 
ware Co., Ohio, 
iii. Daniel Shepardson, b. 27 September, 1787. 
iv. David Shepardson, b. 25 October, 1790, d. 15 December, 1791. 
V. Ancel Shepardson, b. 10 July, 1793, d. 21 March, 1875, in Fairfax, Vt. 
vi. Joel Shepardson, b. 28 June, 1796, d. 25 December, 1850, in Vermont. 
vli. LORiNDA Shepardson, b. 23 April, 1800. 

viii. Calista Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1806, d. 13 August, 1861, in 
Alexandria, O. 

This completes the record of the first five generations of 
American Shepardsons, so far as I have been able to compile it. 



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There are several places where it is faulty. In some of the fam- 
ilies of the fourth generation there probably were other children 
born after removal of the family from Attleboro. I have a record 
running back to an Ezra Shepardson of the fourth generation. I 
have another running back to Samuel Shepardson, born in Attle- 
boro, lo February, 1757. I suppose him to be of the family of 
John Shepardson (fourth generation) whose descendants are 
found in the Lake Champlain country. In printing the records I 
have indicated where my information about a line ends. But the 
facts now known show that it ought not to be difficult to trace 
out all American Shepardsons and place them properly in order. 
Any one who has records of births, marriages and deaths of Shep- 
ardsons should send them to me for preservation and possible 
publication at some future day. 

FRANCIS W. SHEPARDSON, 

5592 Kimbark Avenue, 
February i, 1907. Chicago, Illinois. 

John Eaton Shepardson, a civil engineer on the Southern and 
Western R. R. and Albert R. Shepardson, of Reading, Mass., 
are working with me in this study. 



THE SHEPARDSON FAMILY. 



A Record of the Line of Samuel Shepardson, 
Guilford, Vermont. 

BY FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON. 

JJ92 Kimbark Ave., Chicago, 111. 

AUGUST I. 1907. 



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HIS leaflet gives genealogical details of the family of Hon. 
Samuel Shepardson of Guilford, Vermont. He seems to 
have been a worthy son of his brilliant father, Hon. John 
Shepardson, and to have played an important part in the 
development of Guilford. Zadock Thompson, in his Vermont 
Gazetteer, refers to him in complimentary terms. His de- 
scendants have shown a great deal of interest in the investi- 
gations into Shepardson genealogy. I have found them well 
educated as a class, with very creditable records. Quite a 
number of them have been college graduates, some of these 
being successful as teachers. Many of t\\e Shepardsons in 
this line are reported to have been of large physique. The 
leaflet traces the ancestry of Samuel Shepardson through five 
generations from the immigrant Daniel, and then gives such 
information as I have been able to gather from many sources. 
I am under special obligations to Mr. Everett Shepardson of the 
State Normal School in Los Angeles, California ; to Mrs. Bessie 
(Shepardson) Wright of St. Johns, Oregon, and to Mrs. R. M. 
Bissell of Jamestown, New York. If errors are found by any 
reader I shall be grateful for corrections or additions. Mr, 
John Eaton Shepardson of Aurora, Illinois (temporarily in engi- 
neering business with postofiice at Relief, Mitchell County, North 
Carolina), is working out the genealogical details of other lines 
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1. Daniel Siiepabdson, blacksmith of Charlestown, Mass., coming 
from Salem. Admitted to the Church in Charlestown 8 June, 1633. 
Removed to Maiden, where he died 26 July, 1644. His wife was Joanna 

, maiden name and date of marriage unknown. She survived her d"j 

husband and married (2) Thomas Call, Sr. She died 30 January, 1661. 
Children: 

i. Ltdia Shbpardson, bapt. 24 July, 1637; m. (1) Thomas Call, Jr.; 
(2) Thomas Skinner. Child, Joanna Call, b. March, 1660. 

il. Amos Shepardson, b. 1639. 

2. iii. Daniel Shepardson, bapt. 14 June. 1641. 

iv. Joanna Shepardson. bapt. 13 March, 1642 ; m. November, Ififil, 
Roger Kennicut of Maiden, and later removed to Swanzey. Chil- 
dren, Joanna, Lydia and John. 
V. Ruth Shepardson, b. . 

2. Daniel Shepardson {Daniel^) succeeded his father as black- 
smith at Maiden. He was a freeman of Middlesex County, Mass., 29 
May, 1674, and took the oath of fidelity 15 December, 1674. He mar- 
ried 11 April, 1668, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Call, Sr., and widow 
of Mr. Samuel Tingley of Maiden. He removed to Attleboro where he 
had fifty acres about half a mile from "Old Town" on the Bay Road. 
He was long called "old goodman Daniel Shepardson." He came near 
losing his property at one time, as the Attleboro records indicate. He 
was selectman of Attleboro in 1698. He died 3 August, 1723 [one 
record says 1743]. His wife, Elizabeth, died 21 February, 1715-1716. 
So far as known his children were: 

i. Daniel Shepardson, b. 11 July, 1669; lieutenant in 9th Mass. Regt. 
against Canada in 1691. He died 11 March, 1691, at Antico.stn. 

3. ii. John Shepardson, bapt. January, 1671. 

iii. Elizabeth Shepardson; m. Robert Fuller, 19 January, 1699. 
iv. Mart Shepardson; m. Joseph Ingraham, 11 April, 1700. 
V. Joanna Shepardson ; m. John Fuller, 22 December, 1701, and d. 

before 29 June, 1720, when he m. (2) Widow Sarah Follett. 
vi. Nathaniel Shepardson, bapt. 28 October, 1680. 
vii. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 22 July, 16S.'i, d. 15 October, 1685. 

3. John Sheparpson ^ {Daniel.- Daniel^) lived in Attleboro until 
about 1697, when he moved to Rehoboth. He married 9 April, 1694, 
Elizabeth Fuller, who was born 12 May, 1678, and baptized 30 May, 
1679, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilmarth) Fuller of Attle- 
boro. Inventory of his estate was taken 3 December, 1708, showing 
£64 16s Od. 

Children, recorded in Attleboro: 

i. Ruth Shepardson, b. 14 July, 169.'i ; m. 10 .January, 1716-1717, 
Ephraim Lane, son of John and Sarah Lane. Many descendants 
in Norton, Mass. She d. 1752. 

ii. Mehitable Shepardson, b. 31 January, 1696-7. 

iii. Sarah Shepardson, b. 13 February, 169S-9, d. 28 April, 1699. 

4. iv. Daniel Shepardson, b. 16 March, 1699-1700. 

v. Amos Shepardson, b. 30 September, 1704. 
vi. John Shepardson, bapt. 17 April, 1709. 

4. Daniel Shepard.son {John,'' Daniel,- Daniel') m. in Attleboro, 
Mass., (1) Hannah Richardson, 9 December, 1725. She d. 26 Septem- 
ber, 1726, leaving a son. He m. (2) Mary Washburn, 9 May, 172S. 
He was a blacksmith. His will was dated 13 April, 1770, and was 
probated 11 June, 1770. 

Several of the sons of this family went to Guilford, Vermont. Chil- 
dren, recorded in Attleboro: 

i. Daniel Shepardson, b. 5 September, 1726. 

5. ii. John Shepardson. b. 16 February. 1729. 

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iii. Hannah Shepardson, d. 29 Decemoer, 1730 ; m. Alexander Balkcorn 
(or Balcom) of Norton, Mass., 17 January, 1750. 

iv. Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 6 May, 1733. 

V. Stephen Shepardson, b. 11 August, 1735. 

5. John Shepardson (Da^iiel* John,^ Daniel,' DmiieV) m. at Nor- 
ton, Mass., 17 January, 1754, Anna Blanchard, dau. of Stephen and 
Abigail (Pratt) Blanchard. After 1768 he removed from Attleboro to 
Guilford, Vt., of which town he was one of the founders. He was made 
town clerk in 1772. He was very influential in the movement to make 
Vermont a separate state. He bore the title "Major." He was a mem- 
ber of the Council in Vermont for several years and was also Judge 
of the Supreme Court. He d. of consumption 3 January, 1802, in Brat- 
tleboro. His wife d. of old age 1 January, 1817, then 87. According 
to a court record they had eleven children, but names of some are un- 
known. The first five are recorded in Attleboro: 

i. John Shepardson, b. 25 August, 1754, d. 23 August, 1771. 
6. ii. Samuel Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1757. 

iii. Louise Shepardson (or Lois (?) ), b. 15 January, 1760; m. Simeon 

Forbes, 
iv. Seth Shepardson, b. 10 Au§rust, 1762. 
v. Alfred Shepardson, b. 26 April, 1768. 

vi. Jethenal Shepardson (name given by a descendant as stated by 
her mother). 

vii. Ezra Shepardson, d. at Palmyra, N. Y., 29 August, 1819, aged 33. 

viii. Zephaniah Shepardson (mentioned as living a half mile south of 
his brother Samuel and credited with sons, Lewis, Martin and 
Noah. There may be confusion with son of Zephaniah^). 

ix. Shepardson. 

X. Shepardson. 

xi. Shepardson. 

6. Samuel Shepardson (John,^ Daniel* JoJin,^ Daniel,'^ Daniel^) 
m. Anna Barney, dau. of John Barney. She was b. in Rehoboth, Mass., 
9 February, 1761. He lived in Guilford, Vt., dying on the farm his 
father occupied before him, 28 February, 1813, after an illness of eight 
days from spotted fever. He was a freeman and town clerk of Guil- 
ford, 25 March, 1782-3. In 1784 was guide of Vermont troops under 
command of Stephen R. Bradley, who suppressed disorder in Guilford; 
moderator of town meeting, 1794; constable in 1790, 1797, 1801; was 
called "Captain" in 1795; was collector in 1784, 1790, 1795; district 
clerk district No. 14 in 1810; member of Vermont Council, 1803-1808; 
register of probate in 1806; presidential elector in 1808, casting his 
vote for James Madison. He was called "Major" at the time of his 
death, this probably being a militia title. He was a large man phys- 
ically, weighing 285 pounds, tall, well-proportioned, and very active for 
a man of his size, as family traditions indicate. His widow spent her 
last years with her daughter, Anna Barney, dying in Lorain county, 
Ohio, near the mouth of Black river, 22 June, 1852. Children: 

Chloe Shepardson, b. 10 January, 1781. 
Anna Shepardson, b. 6 October, 1782, d. 3 November, 1782. 
Anna Shepardson, b. 30 May, 1784. 
John Shepardson, b. 9 December, 1786. 
Samuel Shepardson, b. 9 March, 1789. 
Otis Shepardson, b. 5 July, 1791. 
Elijah Shepardson, b. 6 November, 1793. 
Pliny Shepardson, b. 15 July, 1796. 
Sophia Shepardson, b. 20 August, 1798. 
X. Parmelia Shepardson, b. 19 March, 1801. 

* "Be it remembered that all the cattle and sheep and swine that is 
marked with a cross of the right ear in the town of Guilford, is Samuel Shep- 
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4 SHEPARDSON. 

7. Chloe Shepardson {Samuel," John,'' Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ 
DanieV) m. 10 November, 1803, Andrew Dalrymple of Coleraine, Mass. 
They lived later in the Sandy Creek country near Sackett's Harbor, 
N. Y. They had nine ch., one of whom settled in Sugar Grove, Pa. 
No further record. (1907.) 

8. Anna Shepardson {Samuel," John.^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,'^ 
Daniel^) m. Joseph Barney of Guilford, Vermont, July, 1807. He was 
b. 28 September, 1788, son of James and Thankful (March) Barney, 
and grandson of Capt. John and Rebecca (Martin) Barney of Guilford. 
They settled first in Jefferson county. New York, near Sackett's Har- 
bor in Ellisburg, but later, after 1824, moved to Lorain county, Ohio, 
and settled near the mouth of the Black river. He d. 15 January, 1862. 
She d. 16 April, 1876. Children: 

i. Sophia A. Barney, b. 17 April, 1808, d. 28 October. 1824. 

ii. Samuel O. Barney, b. 18 November, 1809, d. 14 December, 1809. 

iii. Daniel A. Barney, b. 17 February, 1811, d. 18 June, 1891. 

iv. Maria A. Barney, b. 29 March, 1813, d. 11 January, 1883. 

V. Elijah Barney, b. 19 September, 1818, d. 26 March, 1821. 

vl. Pliny Barney, b. 7 April, 1821, d. 9 June, 1821. 

vii. Samantha A. Barney, b. 4 Aug:ust, 1822, d. 16 May, 1858. 

viii. LURANCY Almeda Barney, b. 18 February, 1824, d. 19 July, 1899. 

9. John Shepardson {Samuel," John,^ Daniel.* John,^ Daniel,^ 
Daniel^) was a farmer and cheesemaker. He lived one mile west of 
Guilford Center, Vermont. He m. 4 July, 1814, Parmelia Steadman of 
Leyden, Massachusetts, dau. of Philemon and Lucy (Babcock) Stead- 
man. Her tombstone records that she d. 18 August, 1863, aged 72. He 
d. 8 January, 1870. In his old age William W. Barney was appointed 
as his guardian. Inventory of his estate showed property valued at 
$1,200. Children: 

i. John Shepardson, b. 28 September, 181.5. He was in the Seminole 
war, was taken captive by the Indians, but was spared by the 
intercession of an Indian whom he had befriended. He was 
led by tliis Indian three days and three nights to a white settle- 
ment, P . When he reached it he found many ill with the 

yellow fever. He closed his last letter home by saying', "If you 
do not hear from me again you may know that I have taken the 
fever." It is supposed that he d. unmd., aged 22 or 23. 

16. ii. Lorenzo Shepardson, b. 3 December, 1816, d. 8 February, 1888. 

iii. Laura Shepardson, b. 4 November, 1818, d. 3 November, 1896 ; m. 
(1) Josiah Arms, who was b. 25 December, 1800, and d. 7 Janu- 
ary, 1880, leaving one child, Ellen Parmelia Arms, who v/as b. 21 
July, 1850, and m. 15 September, 1868, Alonzo Weatherhead. They 
reside Brattleboro, Vt., R. R. No. 3, and have one ch. — Ida Laura 
Weatherhead, b. 28 August, 1890. m. (2) 20 December, 1881, 
Artemas Eddy, who was b. in 1810 and d. 8 June, 1886. 

iv. Alma Shepardson, b. 23 February, 1821, d. 4 May, 1902; m. 27 
April, 1846, Thomas Akeley, who was b. 16 August, 1814, and d. 
19 October, 1892. He was son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Whit- 
comb) Akeley, and grandson of Thomas and Abigail (Wilder) 
Akeley. One ch. — Charles T. Akeley, b. 18 May, 1858, m. 25 
October, 1881, Nettie M. Pomeroy, who was b. 19 August, 1862, 
dau. of Julius Clark and Mary L. (Bement) Pomeroy. They have 
no ch., res. 116 Canal St., Brattleboro, Vt. 

17. V. Hiram Shepardson, b. 14 June, 1822. 

10. Samuel Shepardson {Samuel," John,'' Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ 
Daniel^) was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a physician and 
lived in Green River, Vt. He m. 6 March, 1817, Miss Phoebe Kemp of 
Guilford, Vt. (She had previously m. David Cudworth, whose three 
children were adopted by her second husband in 1823. Their names 
are not definitely known— 1907.) He d. 23 August, 1866. Children: 

i. Samuel Shepardson, b. 10 November, 1817, d. 26 November, 1893. 
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1853, Elizabeth M. Sumner, who was b. 21 Augxist, 1826, dau. of 
Abel and Ruth Sumner. She d. 2 June, 1886. He m. (2) 20 July, 
1887, Sarah Tibbits, who was b. 16 February, 1841, dau. of Joseph 
and Sophronia Tibbits. No ch. 
ii. Sophia Shepardson m. (1) Dennison Stevens of Coleraine, Mass., 
and had five ch. ; m. (2) Hunter. 

iil. Parmelia Shepardson m. Dr. Anson Cobb of Montague, Mass. Ch. : 

Anson Cobb and Abbie Cobb. 
iv. Enoch Shepardson (possibly one of the Cudworth ch. whom Samuel 
adopted). He m. and had one dau., Ella Shepardson, who m. 
Frank Fife and now lives on the old Samuel Shepardson place at 
Green River, Vt. She mentions also 
V. Clemenia Shepardson (possibly another of the Cudworth ch.). 
vi. Abbie Shepardson (Cudworth ). 
vli. Emily Shepardson (Cudworth ). 

11. Otis Shepardson (Samuel," John," Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ 
Daniel^) m. 23 March, 1817, Susan Gibbs of Jamaica, Vt. She was b. 
in Stratton, Vt, 13 October, 1796, dau. of Edmund Gibbs (b. 28 Sep- 
tember, 1761, at Westminster, Mass.) and Phoebe (Preston) Gibbs (b. 
1761 in Athol, Mass.). Guilford records call him "Captain" in 1826. 
He moved, in November, 1835, to Mongo, La Grange county, Indiana, 
where he lived until his death, 7 May, 1843. He was a man of strong 
physique. His death was hastened by an injury received in a test of 
strength with some of his companions. His widow d. 17 December, 
1880. During their first winter in Indiana they lived in a windowless 
log cabin with puncheon floor. Children born in Guilford, Vt, except 
the last. 

Otis Shepardson. b. 26 April, 1818. 
Elijah Oscar Shepardson, b. 18 August, 1820. 
Edmtjnd Gibbs Shepardson, b. 15 November, 1822. 
Flint Shepardson, b. 1 December, 1824 ; unmd. ; Catlin, Wash. 
Lorenzo Dow Shepardson, b. 13 November, 1829. 
Susan Ann Shepardson, b. 23 February, 1832. 
23. vli. Samuel Shepardson, b. 19 March, 1839. 

12. ELI.TAH Shepardson (Samuel,'^ John,* Daniel.* John," Daniel.'' 

Daniel^) is said to have m. (1) , who did not long survive. He 

was living in Watertown, Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1817, but in 1822 
was in Princeton, Ky. He m. (2) Mary Parrish Dudley of Lexington, 
Ky. Their children were b. in Princeton, Caldwell county, Ky. He 
d. there before 26 June, 1844. They were m. by Rev. Richard Beard, 
dean of Princeton College, Ky. Children: 

Dudley Shepardson, b. 1826. 

Ann Mary Shepardson, b. 9 August, 1828. 

Elijah Shepardson, b. 1830 ; res. Hamilton, Nev. 

Milton Dudley Shepaedson, b. 15 November, 1831 ; res. Peanut, Trin- 

ity Co., Cal. Prospector. 
Sophia Susan Shepardson, b. 1834. 
Parmelia Shepardson, b. 1836, d. in infancy. 

Samuel Shepardson, b. 1838, d. Farmersville, Texas, aged about 21. 
Victoria Shepardson, b. 26 June, 1840. 
Henry Clay Shepardson, b. 1842, d. aged 4 years. 

13. Pliny Shepardson (Samuel." John,'' Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,'^ 
Daniel') m. (1) 4 February, 1821, Rachel Tisdale of Guilford, Vt. 
They removed in 1825 to Gerry, Chautauqua county, N. Y., where she 
d. 21 September, 1854. He m. (2) at Guilford, Vt, 7 February, 1855, 
Triphena M. Kingsley. A tribute to his memory by James Starr, 
written at the time of his death (22 July, 1871) says: "Pliny Shepard- 
son shared in the hardships and privations so familiar to all early 
settlers of Gerry. He was a man of close observation, great energy 



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and perseverance. By his industry and economy, never by speculation, 
he achieved a fair degree of success always by the slow but sure way. 
In after years with more means he achieved greater success. He was 
always the friend and encourager of the industrious young man." He 
was proud of his ancestry and had a good memory for details. Ch.: 

27. i. Amanda Shepardson, b. 30 November, 1823. 
27a. li. Susan Shepardson, b. 1825; d. 1844. 

28. iil. Walter Shepardson, b. 23 July, 1831; d. 4 July, 1905. 

14. Sophia Shepabdsox {Samuel," John,^ Daniel* John,^ Daniel,- 
Daniel^) was a woman of great ability with more education and 
culture than were usual for her sex in her day. She was a handsome 
person, as pictures and reports from her descendants bear witness. 
She m. 27 November, 1820, John Winthrop Bissell of Gill, Mass. 
Shortly after their marriage they moved to Montague, Mass., and set- 
tled on a farm on the stage road, about a mile from Montague village 
and about the same distance from North Sunderland. The house was 
still standing in 1906. He was a manufacturer of hats in Greenfield, 
Mass. He carried on a sort of private banking business and used to 
boast that he never had to resort to the law to collect a debt. He was 
b. 23 September, 1794, and d. 8 February, 1876. His wife d. 15 August, 
1864. They are buried in Springfield, Mass., where he d. Ch.: 

i. GusTAVUS Bissell, b. 9 June, 1825, d. 7 February, 1889. He was 
well educated, attending Amherst College perhaps for a while. He 
was a teacher for inany years. Ran for the legislature before he 
was of legal age. Went to California in the gold excitement and 
lived in Sacramento county for 20 years. He removed to Dela- 
ware, settling on a fruit farm near Bridgeville. He m. ( 1 ) in 
California, Jane Wilson, an English woman, who d. in Delaware 
of consumption. He m. (2) 21 November, 1876, Lilla Hartley 
and had ch. : (1) Jennie Sophia Bissell, b. 5 December, 1877, m. 
24 June, 1896, John Marcus Payne and had ch. : Gustavus Edward 
Pavne, b. 10 July, 1900, and Lillian Sophia Payne, b. 18 March, 
1904, d. 22 September, 1904. Mrs. Payne res. in Philadelphia, Pa. 
(2) Gustava Bissell, b. 5 May, 1881, d. 8 October, 1881. 

ii. Amandarine Bissell, b. August, 1829, d. about 1898. He was a 
hardware merchant in Owego, N. Y., for a while ; later moved to 
New Haven. Conn., where he d. from heart failure, falling from 
his bicycle as he was riding. He m. in 1856 Fannie Osborne of 
Worcester, Mass., who d. about 1897, aged 68. Ch. : (1) Rosa 
Bissell (d. in infancy) ; (2) Burleigh Cushman Bissell, res. New 
Haven, Conn.; (3) Rollin Bissell; (4) Lura Bissell; (5) Arthur 
Bissell (druggist, New Haven, Conn.) ; (6) Cordelia Bissell. 

iil. Milton Bissell, b. 10 March, 1831, d. 13 February, 1899. He was 
in dry goods business, Plymouth, Ind., for a while ; then in hard- 
ware business with his brother Amandarine in Owego, N. T. 
Later he moved to a farm near Jamestown, N. Y., the home of 
his wife. He was a man of much ability, of a decidedly literary 
turn of mind, who wrote much for the papers. He m. 17 March, 
1860, Rachel Melissa Rice, dau. of John and Amanda (Shepardson) 
Rice (see No. 27). She has taken great interest in these genea- 
logical investigations and has contributed much valuable informa- 
tion about the several branches of the family connected with her. 
She res. 66 Eleventh street, Jamestown, N. Y. Ch. : (1) John 
Earle Winthrop Bissell, b. 23 January, 1868, passed the regents' 
examination at 14 and graduated at 18 ; graduate Philadelphia 
Medical and Dental College, 1890. Practicing dentist, Westfield, 
N. Y. ; m. in Westfield 10 August, 1891, Emily Haight and has ch. : 
Earle H. Bissell, b. 2 5 September, 1893, Milton Tracy Bissell, b. 
29 April, 1895; Emily Louise Bissell, b. 21 December, 1901; (2) 
Berne Burritt Bissell, b. 11 May, 1877. Prevented from studying 
by ill health ; has a rural free delivery route and is interested in 
a company manufacturing cement building blocks; m. 20 February, 
1900, Carrie L. Andrews of Sinclairsville, N. Y., and has ch. : 
Clyde Adella Bissell, b. 6 December, 1902, Milton Andrews 
Bissell, b. 22 April, 1905 ; res. corner North Main and Ninth streets, 
Jamestown, N. Y. 

iv. Ellen Sophia Bissell, b. 27 September, 1833; m. 12 October, 1856. 
John Clarke Cushman of Ft. Covington, N. Y. They res. Ply- 
mouth, Ind., 19 years. After fire of 1871 moved to Chicago, living 
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railroad building and with large manufacturing enterprises. Ch. : 
Lillian Sophia Cushman, b. 20 January, 1866, who has taught art 
in Kenosha, Wis ; in Lake Forest University, Lake Forest, 111. ; in 
the public schools of Highland Park, and for the last five years 
has been director of the art department in the School of Educa- 
tion, University of Chicago. Res. 6030 Jackson Park avenue, Chi- 
cago. 
V. Ida Melissa Bissell, b. 19 April, 1835; m. (1) Smith Robinson 
Phillips 14 June, 1859. He was an accountant, the son of the 
keeper of the hotel in Old Deerfield, Mass., known as the "Bloody 
Brook House." After his death she m. (2) Col. John F. Marsh, 
1 August, 1879. He is president of the Springfield (Mass.) Glazed 
Paper Co. Ch. : Nella Sumner Phillips, b. 3 August, 1862 ; m. 7 
February, 1884, William Herbert Shuart, a lawyer of Rochester, 
N. Y., now general manager of the paper company just mentioned. 
Ch. : Christine Shuart (just graduated from Smith College), b. 11 
December, 1884; John Denton Shuart, b. 16 November, 1894; Kath- 
erine Barrett Shuart, b. 20 June, 1899. They, res. Mulberry street, 
Soringfteld. Mrs. Marsh res. 59 Maple street, 
vi. Elijah Shepardson Bissell, b. 8 July, 1836; m. 8 December, 1864, 
Harriet Adaline Ross of Montague, Mass. He is a merchant, 
Plymouth, Ind. Ch. : (1) Elsie Sophia Bissell, b. 15 October, 
1866, d. 10 April, 1899 ; m. 23 December, 1887, Marion Clayton 
Walls, and had ch. : Howard Bissell Walls, b. 15 October, 1888, 
d. 10 June, 1895; Harriet Marjorie Walls, b. 14 December, 1891; 
Martha Irene Walls, b. 28 March, 1893 : Marion Harrison Walls, 
b. 12 December, 1896; all b. in Plymouth, Ind., now res. Indianap- 
olis. Ind. (2) Winthrop Gustavus Bissell, o. 23 May, 1869, 
engineer with Lima, Ohio, Locomotive Works ; m. and has four ch. 
(3) Ernest Ross Bissell, b. 11 May, 1873; m. and has dau., Lillian 
Bissell ; he is Div. Supt. L. E. & W. R. R. at Muncie, Ind. ( 4 ) 
John Winthrop Bissell, b. 25 December, 1875, Supt. Buckeye Pipe 
Line; res. Willshire, Ohio; m. 5 October, 1899, Rowena Brewer, 
and had ch. : Cushman Brewer Bissell, b. 20 July, 1900; Donald 
Adrian Bissell, b. 22 December, 1901 ; Lura Dorathea Bissell, 
b. 29 November, 1903. (5) Harriet Elvira Bissell, b. 27 June, 
1878 ; teacher Columbia City, Ind., until she m., 27 December, 
1905, Leonard Shrader ; res. Columbia City. (6) Claude Elliott 
Bissell, b. 10 December, 1880; m. 4 November, 1902, Flora Verka. 
Ch. — Wilhelmina Bissell, b. 20 March, 1904; salesman, Cairo, 111. 

15. Parmelia Shepardson (Samuel,^ John,^ Daniel* John,^ Daniel,- 
DanieV) m. 19 June, 1824, Zelotus Barney. He is reported to have 
been the son of John Barney, Jr., and thus grandson of Capt. John 
Barney, whose dau. Anna m. Samuel Shepardson (6); but several have 
reported him to have been a brother of Joseph Barney, who m. Anna 
Shepardson (8), in which case he was the son of James and Thankful 
(March) Barney. The Guilford records give the name of w. of John 
Barney as "Ruth." They settled first at Adams, N. Y., near where 
his wife's sisters, Chloe and Anna, located. Later they moved to Ohio, 
where she d. at Sandusky, 23 July, 1849, of the cholera, which was 
epidemic that year. He d. in Macomb, Hancock county, Ohio, in Au- 
gust, 1877. Ch.: 

i. Wendell Barney, b. March, 1825, d. Findlay, Ohio, in 1879 (?) ; m. 
in 1849, Catherine Carlin of Findlay and had six ch. : Caroline, 
Burleigh, Eva, Hetty and two others. 

ii. Edna Barney, b. 1827, d. in infancy. 

iii. Burleigh B. Barney, b. 15 February, 1828; m. (1) Elizabeth West- 
inhaver and had ch. b. in Findlay, Ohio : Metta Barney, b. 23 
May, 1856, m. 8 September, 1880, Edwin F. Getchell ; res. 180 E. 
29th street, Chicago. Bruce B. Barney, b. 15 June, 1859 ; real 
estate dealer, 85 Dearborn street, Chicago. Father res. Riverside, 
Cal. His wife d. in Chicago May, 1903, aged 67; he m. (2) Mrs. 
Caroline Richmond. 

iv. Barney, d. in infancy (?) 

16. Lorenzo Shepardson {John,'' f^anmel.'^ John,^ Daniel* John? 
Daniel,- Daniel " ) was a laborer in Guilford. He enlisted in the Union 
army at Brattleboro, serving two months in the 16th Vermont Regt. 
Vol. Inf., but was discharged for disability 28 November, 1862. He m. 
12 March, 1854 (1) Roxana Burrows of Halifax, Vt., from whom he 
separated when their son was very young. (2) Mrs. Lestina (Ed- 



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wards) Lamb, 8 June, 1858. She d. 2 June, 1891, aged 68 years 2 
months. He d. in Guilford 8 February, 1888. His home was about a 
mile west of Guilford Center. Ch.: 

i. Joseph Shepardson, b. 25 January, 1855; m. Mary Taylor of Marl- 
boro. Has two boys, two girls. Res. Readsboro, Vt. 

ii. Edson Fillmore Shepardson. b. 1 January, 1859; m. 1 September, 
1897, Mrs. Lillian (Bovie) Bridge of Hinsdale, d. 17 June, 1907. 
No. ch. 

John Henry Shepardson, Ik n r>«+^K«.. iqci S d- 25 November, 1863. 
Henrietta Shepardson, f ''• ^^ ^ctooer, i^bi. j ^ ^^ December, 1863. 

V. Herbert Shepardson, b. 1 June, 1865; unmd. ; farmer; P. O., Ber- 
nardston, Mass. 

17. HiBAM Shepardson {John,'' Samuel,'' John.^ Daniel* John,^ 
Daniel,^ Daniel^) served in the 24th Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. during the 
Civil War. His home was in Boston. He m. Aurelia L. Turner of 
Maine, who d. 3 December, 1881. He d. 29 September, 1879, leaving 
one dau. 

1. Laura Ann Shepardson, b. 27 March, 1849, in Lewiston, Me. ; m. 
J. B. Ayers of Boston and had one ch., a dau., b. 6 March, 1886, d. 
3 July, 1887. 

18. Otis Shepardson (Otis.' Samuel,^ John.' Daniel.* John.^ Daniel.^ 
DanieV) was a farmer for many years. For a short time he ran a 
flouring mill in Jamestown, Ind., but soon took up farming again near 
Greenfield, Ind., until 1860, when he removed to Sturgis, Mich., not far 
away, where he engaged in the hardware business until 1880. He was 
a large, fine looking man, exceptionally well read. He m. Catherine 
Wade 30 March, 1845. She was b. in Lincroft, England, 4 January, 
1823, and now lives with her dau. Flora in Detroit, Mich. (Her parents 
were cousins: Robert Wade, b. in England 31 October, 1782, d. Spring- 
field Tp., Lagrange county, Ind., 1 January, 1863, and Eleanor Wade, 
b. in England 2 January, 1786, d. 16 November, 1859, at Brighton, Ind.) 
He d. in Sturgis, Mich., 14 December, 1890. Ch.: 

i. Helen Mary Shepardson, b. 8 January, 1846; graduate Oberlin 
College; m. 8 August, 1869, Peter Henry Kaiser of Gnadenhutten, 
Ohio. Hi^ was an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, where she d. in 
childbirth, 11 April, 1875. Before her marriage she was a teacher 
and principal of one of the ward schools in Cleveland. 

ii. Catherine Wade Shepardson, b. 29 April, 1848. Three years, Ober- 
lin College. Took course in medicine and practiced at Pasadena, 
Cal., for about 20 years; m. at St. Johns, N. B., 17 March, 1875, 
Dr. Stephen Shaw Black, who was b. 8 July, 1846. Now res. on 
orange ranch near North Glendale, Cal. P. O. address, R. P. D. 
No. 1, Burbank, Cal. No ch. 

iii. Susan Ann Shepardson, b. 14 June, 1850, d. 9 August, 1850. 

Iv. Otis Robert Shepardson, b. 19 September, 1851, d. 14 February, 
1856. 

29. v. Oscau Plinny Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1854. 

vi. Henrietta Lucretia Shepardson, b. 16 March, 1856; m. 24 March, 
1877, Edward Lichtig at Sturgis. Mich. Ch. : Maurice (dead), 
Bernard (m. and living in the Philippines), Henry (m., res. Chi- 
cago). Paola (m. ) and Irma (m. ). Family res. Chicago, whore 
Mr. Lichtig is a retail clothing salesman and manager. Mrs. Lich- 
tig is an ordained spiritualist minister. 

vii. Flora Forrest Shepardson, b. 13 November, 1858 ; m. 5 July, 1883, 
George Frederick Phares of Detroit, Mich., who was b. 18 June, 
1845, at Godrich, Ontario. No ch. 

viii. Susan Pauline Shepardson, b. 10 August, 1861; m. 17 September, 
1S81, W'illinm Sturgis of Sturgis, Mich. Ch. : (1) Oscar Jay 
Sturgis, b. 31 July, 1SS2, d. 7 October, 1901, typhoid fever. (2) 
Bessie Pauline Sturgis, b. 9 November, 1885. (3) Maud Eleanor 
Sturgis, b. 22 January, 1893. Family res. on Sturgis homestead, 
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19. Elijah Oscar Shepaedson (Otis J Samuel,'^ John,^ Daniel.'^ John? 
Daniel,- Daniel'^) spent some years with his uncle, Elijah Shepardson, 
in Kentucky. He served in the Confederate States army and was 
wounded in the arm. He had to ride 200 miles before he could get 
it dressed. He was never able to use it afterwards. He worked for 
some time as a pilot on the Mississippi, lived for some years in La- 
Grange county, Ind., and some years in St. Louis. He was an ingenious 
mechanic. He d. at the home of his brother Dow in Catlin, Wash., 23 
February, 1897. Unmd. 

20. Edjiund Gibbs Shepardson {OtisJ Samuel? John? Daniel? 
John? Daniel? Daniel^) followed the trade of a blacksmith for some 
years, then turned to farming, and later, while still owning his farms, 
became a country merchant, dealing in general merchandise and buy- 
ing wool and other farm products. He resided in Mongoqulnong, Ind. 
(name afterwards changed by his efforts to Mongo, while he was post- 
master). He was one of the first school trustees, was an ardent Re- 
publican in politics, was a man of strong physique, and independent in 
thought and action. He m. 23 February, 1850, Catherine Emiline Wil- 
son, who was b. near Plymouth, Ohio, 4 November, 1827, and d. in 
Mongo, Ind., 10 June, 1902. She removed with her parents, John and 
Dinah (Bodley) Wilson, from Ohio to Indiana in 1836, settling near 
Salem Center, Steuben county. He d. in Mongo 11 August, 1882. Ch.: 

i. Emma Shepardson, b. 10 February, 1850; m. 31 December, 1871, 
Charles Augnstus Smith, who was b. near Mongo, Ind., 7 July, 
1850, son of George and Jane (Gray) Smith. They live on a farm, 
Mongo, Ind. No. ch. 

30. ii. Edna Shepardson, b. 20 September, 1852. 

iii. Sarah Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 2 August, 1854, d. 17 January, 
1855. 

31. iv. Augusta Shepardson, b. 31 January, 1856. 

32. V. Dow Fremont Shepardson, b. 4 October, 1857. 

33. vi. Susan Sophia Shepardson, b. 13 May, 1859. 

34. vii. Clara Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 1 January, 1861. 

35. viii. John Everett Shepardson, b. 24 October, 1865. 

21. Lorenzo Dow Shepardson {Otis? 8amuel? John? Daniel? John? 
Daniel? Daniel^) moved from Vermont to LaGrange county, Ind., in 
November, 1835. He m. 18 September, 1859, Flora Rosalie Huntington, 
who was b. in Brown county, Ind., 4 March, 1841. He spent his life as 
a farmer, living in the latter part of his life near Catlin, Washington, 
where he d. 4 January, 1906. Ch.: 

36. i. Arthur Shepardson, b. 14 August, 1860. 

ii. Edmund Shepardson, b. 7 November, 1861, d. 24 June, 1868. 
iii. Benjamin Freligh Shepardson, b. 23 July, 1863 ; unmd. 

37. iv. Oliff Shepardson, b. 2 February, 1867. 

v. Edna Shepardson, b. 2 April, 1869; m. 20 November, 1890, Samuel 
McKone, d. 20 April, 1891. 

38. vi. Plinnt Shepardson, b. 16 August, 1872. 

vii. Bessie Shepardson, b. 7 December, 1875. Was a teacher .some 
years; m. 6 November, 1906, Eugene S. Wright; res. St. Johns, 
Ore. 

viii. David Samuel Shepardson, b. 16 November, 1877; d. 3 June, 1893. 

ix. Otis Shepardson, b. 13 February, 1880. 

X. Victor Joseph Shepardson, b. 1 February, 1884. 

22. Susan Ann Shepardson {Otis? Samuel? John? Daniel? John? 
Daniel? Daniel^) lived on the home place in Mongo, Ind., most of her 
life. She m. Benjamin Franklin Freligh. Ch. : 

i. Eva Freligh, m. Joseph Geddos, a rancher and stockman in Baker 
City, Ore. She d. there. They had four ch., amonj? them Frank 
Geddes, county clerk (1907) Baker City, Ore., and Eva Geddes, 
who is m. and lives same place. 



10 SHEPARDSON. 

ii. Ida Mat Preligh, m. Richard Hopkins of Brighton, Ind. Ch. : 
Fleming Hopkins, Ella (?) Hopkins, Maggie Hopkins, all b. near 
Mongo, Ind. 

iii. Ella Frbligh, m. Fleming Barr, Mongo, Ind. At least five ch. ; 
one, Frank Barr, a teacher. Two daus. are m. 

Iv. Arthur Plinnt Freligh, m. Ettie Snyder. One ch., Mabel, b. near 
LaGrange, Ind. 

V. Frank Leander Freligh, b. 22 October, 1865, went west, living in 
Oregon and Idaho at different times ; m. and had at least Frank 
Freligh. 

23. Samuel Shepardson (Otis,' Samtiel." John,^ Daniel* John.^ 
Daniel,- Daniel^) clerked in his brother Edmund's store in Mongo, Ind., 
until his marriage 1 January, 1868, to Martha Jane Huss, who was b. 
5 June, 1849, dau. of Elijah and Phebe (Hutchins) Huss. He has been 
prominently identified with the development of LaGrange county, Ind.; 
county treasurer, 1869-1874; county auditor, 1874-1882. Now has an 
abstract office and stands high in the community. He served in Co. 
G, 30th Ind. Vol. Inf., United States army, during the Civil War, and 
endured hardships at Knoxville and in Libby prison. Ch. : 

i. Kit Carson Shepardson, b. 15 May, 1872; m. 19 August, 1902, 
Cora Biddle, who was b. 13 May, 1874. 

ii. Ella Pearl Shepardson, b. 28 April, 1876; m. 8 August, 1899, 
James C. Will, D. D. S., of LaGrange. Ch. : Mary Jane Will. b. 
16 June, 1900. 

24. Dudley Shepardson (Elijah,'' Samuel,^ John,^ Daniel* John,^ 
Daniel," DanieV) removed from Kentucky to California, where he m., 
in Marysville, Yuba county, 16 December, 1868, Winifred May. He 
was an attorney at law until his retirement on account of ill health. 
Now in sanitarium, Napa, Cal. Ch.: 

39. 1. Elijah John Shepardson, b. 11 November, 1869. 

ii. Mark Milton Shepardson, b. 2 April, 1871, attorney, Oakland, Cal. 

unmd. 
iii. Alice Hatmond Shepardson, b. 7 April, 1874 ; graduate San Jose 

Normal School. Teacher, Colusa, Cal., five years ; now Oakland, 

Cal. 
iv. James Clinton Shepardson, b. 18 May, 1876, d. 26 May, 190."? ; was 

a farmer. 

V. Creed Hatmond Shepardson, b. 20 March, 1878; attorney, Oakland, 
Cal., and real estate agent ; unmd. 

24a. Ann Mary Shepardson (Elijah,^ Samuel,^ John.'' Daniel,* John,' 
Daniel,- DatiieV) m. in 1845 W. W. Throckmorton, who d. in 1851. In 
1855 she m. (2) Winston Markham. She d. 27 March, 1868, at Farm- 
ersville, Ky. He d. in 1902 at Dennison, Texas. Ch.: 

i. William Gustin Throckmorton, b. in Princeton, Ky., is m. and has 
ch. : Ann Mary Throckmorton, Flavia Throckmorton, James 
Throckmorton. 

ii. Watoja Throckmorton, b. Farmersville, Ky., d. aged 2 years. 

iii. John Shepardson Markham, b. 29 August, 1857, d. 1 February, 
1898, at Woodward, Okla. 

iv. Winston Baird Markham, b. 20 June, 1859 ; m. Nannie Wootten of 
Decatur, Texas, who d. in 1885. Their son, John Wootten Mark- 
ham, b. 1885, m. (2) Ada Hockett at Decatur, Tex., in 1887, and 
had ch. : Baird Markham, b. May, 1888; Marie Markham, b. 1890; 
Lois Markham, b. 1897. 
v. Annie Sophia Markham, b. 19 August, 1867 ; m. at Dennison, Tex., 
18 October, 1893, Samuel Yancey Ferguson, b. in Alabama 8 March, 
1863. Ch. : John Markham Ferguson, b. 4 November, 1895, at 
Wichita Falls, Tex., where the family res. 

25. Sophia Susan Shepardson (Elijah,' Samuel,^ John," Daniel,* 
John,' Daniel," Daniel^) m. Dr. H. M. Markham about 1855 in Farmers- 
ville, Ky. The next year they moved to Texas, naming a town there 
Farmersville. Ch.: 



SHEPARDSON. 11 

i. Harvey Dudley Markham, b. about 1859 ; m. Molly Taylor In Mc- 
Kinney, Tex., about 1877, and had ch. : John Pernell, Claire 
(dead), Hugh (d. about 1898), Harvey (dead), and Clarence, 
now res. McKinney, Tex. 

ii. Hugh Pernell Markham, b. about 1865; m. about 1889, Fannie 

, near McKinney, Tex. ; one child in 1903 ; now res. 

Paul's Valley, Indian Territory. 

26. Victoria Siiepardsox (Elijah,' Samuel," John,^ Daniel* John.^ 
Daniel,- DanieV) m. (1) 9 March, 1854, Zebulon Andrew Baird, who 
d. 14 February, 1881. The family lived in Baird homestead between 
Nashville and Lebanon, Tenn. She m. (2) 1 November, 1885, Dr. Al- 
exander W. Terry. They moved to Dennison, Texas, in 1891, and to 
Los Angeles, Cal., in 1894, where he d. 26 January, 1901. 

i. Annie Lauha Baird, b. 17 December, 1860 ; m. 15 November, 1883, 
Dr. Calvin McAulay at the Baird homestead, Tenn. He d. at 
McKinney, Tex., 13 November, 1886. A posthumous child, William 
Calvin McAulay, b. 22 February, 1887, now attending Harvard 
Military School in Los Angeles, Cal. 

il. Martha Dudley Baird, b. 15 September, 1866 ; m. 27 March, 1889, 
at Baird homestead, Tenn., Dr. Watson G. Terry, son of Dr. Alex- 
ander W. Terry, mentioned above. They lived in Dennison, Tex., 
for a while, and in 1906 moved to Los Angeles, Cal. Ch. : Zebu- 
lon Alexander Terry, b. 17 June, 1891 ; Annie Laurie Terry, b. 7 
October, 1896. 

27. Amanda Shepabdson (Plinny,'' Samuel,^ John,^ Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel,'^ Daniel^) was given a farm and "setting out" by her father 
near Gerry, N. Y. She m. 3 January, 1841, John A. Rice, who was b. 
Ellery N. Y., 24 July, 1818, and d. in Gerry 21 May, 1902. They spent 
their lives on the farm, except for three years when he was engaged 
in lumbering a mile away from it. In the early days before any rail- 
roads were built he rafted lumber down the rivers to Pittsburg and 
other cities. He was a charter member and one of the first officials of 
Gerry Grange, No. 412. He was a man who stood high in the com- 
munity and has a large number of friends. He was a splendid singer 
and well informed in all subjects. His wife was a woman of excep- 
tional graces who had great influence in the community. She d. 5 
January, 1887. Ch.: 

1. Rachel Melissa Rice, b. 23 April, 1843 (see No. 14 iii). 

ii. Plinny Shepardson Rice, b. 17 July, 1845 ; m. in Denver, Col., 
1872, Catherine Maxwell, who d. in 1898, leaving two daus., Mrs. 
Lathrop of Brockton, N. Y., and Mrs. Stewart. He m. (2) in 
Jamestown, N. Y., 1902, Eva Whitman. 

27a. Susan Shepabdson (Plinny,'' Samuel,' John.'' Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel,^ Daniel^) m. 3 January, 1841, Jarias (or Jervis) Rice, she and 
her sister marrying brothers in a double wedding, but died in 1844, 
leaving an infant dau., Susan Rice, who m. Harrison Tompkins of 
Gerry, N. Y., in 1862. They had four ch.: (1) Edith Tompkins m. 
Frank Monfort, a grape raiser and farmer in Brockton, N. Y. They 
have ch. — Nina Monfort m. Edward Ross, Brockton, N. Y. ; Josephine 
Monfort, a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music and now a 
teacher in Illinois; Harry Monfort, attending military academy at 
Randolph, N. Y. (2) Susan Tompkins m. Nolan Smith, Portland, N. 
Y. (no ch.). (3) Bertha Tompkins m. Fred Titus, Brockton, N. Y.; 
one dau. (4) "William Tompkins resides in West Virginia. Mr. 
Tompkins d. some years ago. His widow, an invalid for many years, 
resides v/ith her daughter, Mrs. Smith. Mr. Rice m. (2) Lorinda 
Rodgers. They had one dau., who inherited an estate in England and 
resides there. A number of the women of Susan Shepardson's line 
were gifted musicians. 

28. Walter Shepardson (Plinny,^ Samuel,^ John,^ Daniel.* John,^ 
Daniel,- Daniel^) was given a farm by his father and settled near 



12 SHEPARDSON. 

Gerry, N. Y., where all his life was spent. He was a prominent citizen, 
much esteemed by every one. He m. 28 May, 1851, Camilla Partridge 
of Gerry. She was dau. of a Methodist minister, who was a graduate 
of Oberlin College and bought scholarships for each of his children. 
He was much interested in family history, writing a long letter giving 
facts on 2 April, 1905, just three months before his death, 4 July, 1905. 
His wife d. 25 May, 1906. Ch.: 

40. i. Hiram Shepardson, b. 2 February, 1852. 

ii. Nellie M. Shepardson, b. 3 April, 1853; m. 25 March, 1875, Orange 

Williams of Gerry. They live at Ellington, N. Y., on a farm. 

She has been an invalid for some years. Cli. : Maude Williams, 

b. 20 May, 1876; Daniel Williams, b 11 August, 1879; Howard 

Williams, b. 27 December, 1886. 
iii. Rachel O. Shepardson, b. 2 September, 1854; m. 31 December, 1875, 

Fred Barmore of Gerry, N. Y. He runs a sawmill at Levant. 

Ch. : Walter Barmore, b. May, 1877; Emmett Barmore, b. 3 

March, 1878. 

41. iv. Major Sam Shepardson, b. 2 February, 1856. 

42. v. Herbert J. Shepardson, b. 15 September, 1857. 

43. vi. Plinny E. Shepardson, b. 10 March, 1865. 

44. vii. George W. Shepardson, b. 19 June, 1866. 

viii. Irving J. Shepardson, b. 8 August, 1870; farmer at Bemis Point, 
N. Y. ; m. 4 June, 1894, Minnie Hoit. No ch. 

29. Oscar Pliny Shepabdson {Otis,^ Otis,'' Samuel," John,^ Daniel,* 
John? Daniel.' Daniel^) graduated from the University of Michigan in 
1875. Hardware business, Sturgis, Mich., till 1881. Traveling sales- 
man in hardware business since then; now traveling for Hibbard, 
Spencer, Bartlett & Co. of Chicago. Resides Merriam Park, Minn. M. 
Anita P. Plimpton, Joliet, 111., 8 September, 1885. Ch.: 

i. Anita Arline Shepardson, b. 3 March, 1888. 

ii. (Infant dau.) Shepardson, b. 10 May, 1889, d. same day. 

iii. Helen Shepardson, b. 29 June, .1892. 

iv. DwiGHT Emerson Shepardson, b. 30 October, 1893. 

30. Edna Shepardson {Edmund CHbbs,^ Otis,^ Samuel." John.'' Dan- 
iel,* John,"" Daniel;' Daniel^) m. 21 January, 1877, Horace Oscar Bar- 
tholomew, b. St. Joseph county, Mich., 13 May, 1845, son of Horace 
and Salome (Gates) Bartholomew. He is a farmer; resides Lima, 
Ind. Before her marriage she was a teacher. Ch.: 

i. Carl Urmen Bartholomew, b. 28 August, 1879, graduate Tri-Slate 
Normal School, 1899. In Co. H, 157th Ind. Inf.. Spanish-American 
war, 1898 ; m. 18 January, 1901, Hattie Pearl Gorlets, who was 
b. in LaGrange county, Ind., 19 January, 1883, dau; of Daniel and 
Mary (Faust) Gorlets. Ch. : Claude Huber Bartholomew, b. 10 
November, 1901; Kenneth Berne Bartholomew, b. 4 August, 1903; 
Benita Bartholomew, b. 14 May, 1906, d. 10 September, 1906. 

ii. Don Cleo Bartholomew, b. 7 February, 1888; graduate Lima, Ind., 
H. S.. 1906. Teacher Burr Oak, Mich., 1906-7 ; Sherwood, Mich., 
1907-8, 

31. Augusta Shepardson {Edmund Oibhs,^ Otis,'' Samuel," John,' 
Daniel,* John,' Daniel,- Daniel^) m. 17 October, 1875, William Caspar 
Hawk, b. Hancock county, Ohio, 9 March, 1850, son of Christopher 
Lewis and Sarah (WyckofE) Hawk. He was a miller at Mongo for 
years and now owns a grain elevator at LaGrange, Ind. Ch.: Mabel 
Clare Hawk, b. 2 September, 1876, d. 26 January, 1878; Bertha May 
Hawk, b. 16 September, 1878, d. 14 May, 1890; Maude Leone Hawk, b. 
19 July, 1881; m. John Caton and d. . 

32. Dow Fremont Shepardson {Edmund Gibhs,^ Otis,'' Samuel," 
John," Daniel,* John,^ Daniel.^ Daniel^) moved from Mongo, Ind., to 
Baker City, Oregon, in 1880. Has been rancher and clerk; now deputy 
county assessor; m. Lillie Swift. Ch.: 



SHEPARDSON. 18 

i. IVA SHEPARDSON. 

ii. Edna Shepardson. 
iil. Theodore Shepardson. 
iv. Morris Shepardson. 

33. Susan Sophia Shepardson {Edmund Oi'b'bs.^ Otis.'' Samuel," 
John,^ Daniel,* John.'' Daniel," DanieV) m. 18 October, 1878, Thomas 
Jefferson Rawles, who was b. 9 May, 1855, son of John Wesley and 
Sarah (Randall) Rawles. They lived at Mongo, Ind., until February, 
1879, when they moved to Rising City, Neb., where she d. 16 May, 
1887, an infant son being buried in the same grave with her. Ch.: 

i. John "Wesley Rawles, b. 5 February, 1880; graduate Lima, Ind., 

H. S. ; accidentally killed while lumbering in Michigan, 1906. 
ii. Evfrett Gibes Rawles, b. 21 July, 1882. On farm near Orland, Ind. 
iii. Nellie Rawles, b. 15 January, 1SS4; graduate Wolcottville, Ind., 
H. S. ; m. Ernest Blackwell, a telegraph operator now at Enid, 
Okla. 
iv. Flora Rawles, b. 27 April, 1885, res. with aunt, Mongo, Ind. 
V. (Infant) Rawles, b. 11 May, 1887, d. 16 May, 1887. 

34. Clara Elizabeth Shepardson (Edmund Oibbs.^ Otis,'' Samuel," 
John.' Daniel,* John.^ Daniel.'^ Daniel^) m. 21 November, 1886, Clinton 
DeForrest Seaman, b. near Mongo, Ind., 5 September, 1860, son of 
Henry and Mary (Ellison) Seaman; resides on a farm near Mongo. 
P. O. address, Brighton, Ind. Ch. : 

1. Clifford Henry Seaman, b. 29 November, 1887. 

ii. Leah Emeline Seaman, b. 5 January, 1890. 

iii. Hilda Seaman, b. 1896. 

iv. Norma Seaman, b. March, 1901. 

35. John Everett Shepardson {Edmund Oibbs,^ Otis,'' Samuel," 
John.' Daniel.* John.'' Daniel.'^ Daniel^) clerked in father's store; taught 
country school Brushy Prairie, LaGrange Co., Ind., 1882-3, and Rising 
City, Neb., 18S3; graduated from Indiana State Normal School, 1886; 
principal and superintendent of schools, Shoals, Ind., 1886-8; graduate 
Indiana State University with degree of Bachelor of Arts, 1890; Master 
of Arts same, 1892; member of Phi Gamma Delta; teacher. Blooming- 
ton, Ind., high school, 1890-1; Hopkins Academy, Oakland, Cal., 1891-3; 
Salinas City, Cal., high school, 1894-5; has given county normal and 
institute instruction in Indiana, Arizona and California: assistant pro- 
fessor of psychology and pedagogy, California State Normal School, 
Los Angeles, 1895-1906; president Southern California Schoolmasters' 
Club, 1904; student in summer sessions Indiana University, 1891; 
Clark University, 1896; Cornell University, 1905; Columbia University, 
1906; member University Club, Los Angeles; member Knights of 
Pythias (Captain Division 33, Uniformed Rank) in Bloomington, Ind., 
1891; author of "A Preliminary Critique of the Doctrine of Funda- 
mental and Accessory Movements"; supervisor of training school in 
State Normal School at Los Angeles, Cal., since 1906; m. in Shoals, 
Ind., 6 July, 1896, Claudia Shirey, who was b. in Dover Hill, Ind., 6 
April, 1867, dau. of Michael and Araminta (Davidson) Shirey. Has 
been greatly interested in the Shepardson genealogical investigations, 
contributing much information for this leaflet. Resides 1147 Santee 
street, Los Angeles, Cal., where his children were born. Ch.: 

i. Claudia Shirey Shepardson, b. 8 September, 1897, d. 6 February, 

1901. 
ii. Norma Minta Shepardson, b. 20 December, 1898, d. 3 March, 1901. 
iii. Kathryn Emlyn Shepardson, b. 26 May, 1903. 

36. Arthur Shepardson {Lorenzo Dow.^ Otis.'' Samuel." John.' Dan- 
iel,* John."" Daniel,^ Daniel^) m. 6 June, 1885, Orpha B. Knowles; resides 
Catlin, Wash. Ch.: 



14 SHEPARDSON. 

i. Ada Ruth Shepardson, b. 3 June, 1886. 

ii. Maud Belle Shepardson, b. 3 May, 1892. 

iii. Lawrence Dow Shepardson, b. 15 August, 1894. 

iv. Fat Rosalie Shepardson, b. 3 March, 1903. 

V. (dau.) SHEPARDSON, b. 30 June, 1907. 

37. Oliff Shepaedson (Lorenzo Dow,^ Otis,'' Samuel,^ John,^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) resides Catlin, Wash.; m. 6 March, 1898, Maud 
Chapman. Ch.: 

i. Maud Esther Shepardson, b. 18 May, 1905. 

38. Plinny Shepardson (Lorenzo Dow,^ Otis,'' Samuel," JoJin,^ Dan- 
iel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) resides Catlin, Wash.; m. 5 October, 1902, 
Effle Meikle. Ch.: 

i. Plinny Dow Shepardson, b. 29 May, 1907. 

39. Elijah John Shepardson (Dudley,^ Elijah,'' Samuel," John,^ 
Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) is a real estate agent in Oakland, Cal. 
He m. 19 September, 1893, Lydia A. Randall of Eureka, Humboldt 
county, Cal., dau. of A. W. and Lydia A. Randall. Ch.: 

i. Randall Shepardson, b. 3 July, 1894. 
ii. Everett Shepardson, b. 5 May, 1900. 

40. Hiram Shepardson (Walter,^ Plinny,'' Samuel," John,^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel,- DanieV) lived in Custer City, Pa. He m. Ella Thibbits 
2 February, 1883; he d. 19 May, 1890. Ch.: 

i. Amy Shepardson, b. 22 October, 188 — . 
ii. Camilla Shepardson, b. 12 March, 1889. 

41. Major Sam Shepardson (Walter,^ Plinny,'' Samuel," John,^ Dan- 
iel,* John," Daniel,- Daniel^) was named for his great grandfather. He 
was appointed administrator of his father's estate. He is a farmer 
living in Gerry, N. Y. He m. 27 February, 1877, Elsie Waite. Ch.: 

i. Floyd Shepardson, b. 24 May, 1879. 
Ii. Flora Shepardson, b. . 

42. Herbert J. Shepardson (Walter,^ Plinny,'' Samuel," John,^ Dan- 
iel,* John,'' Daniel:' Daniel^) resided at Bemis Point, N. Y. He m. (1) 
18 December, 1879, Viola D. Sadler. She was an accomplished mu- 
sician. She d. in May, 1888, leaving a son. He m. (2) 7 April 18—, 
Mrs. Luna L. Romans, who survived him. Ch.: 

i. Walter H. Shepardson, b. 1 August, 1887. 

43. Plinny E. Shepardson CWalter,^ Plinny,'' Samuel," John,^ Dan- 
iel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) is a farmer at Bemis Point, N. Y. He m. 
October, 1892, Myrtle Underwood. Ch.: 

1. William Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1895. 

44. George W. Shepardson (Walter,^ Plinny,'' Samuel," John," Dan- 
iel,* John,"" Daniel,- Daniel^) is a farmer at Bemis Point, N. Y. He m. 
12 March, 1890, Emma Johnston. Ch.: 

i. Pearl Shepardson, b. 8 June, 1899. 
ii. George E. Shepardson, b. 3 February, 1901. 
iii. Lester Shepardson, b. 31 August, 1903. 



THE BARNEY FAMILY. 

From an extract from a letter written by William Barney of Guil- 
ford Center, Vt., in 1904, from various notes sent by descendants, from 
a manuscript record of the Martin Family in the possession of Mrs. 



SHEPARDSON. 15 

Karl Flickinger of Toledo, Ohio, from town records of Guilford, and 
from other sources, without any effort to collect Barney information, 
I have gleaned the following: 

John Barney came to Guilford Center, Vt., in 17G7. The first set- 
tler came to the town in 1761, when no tree had been felled. John had 
m. in Rehoboth, Mass. (or R. I., the jurisdiction was disputed), Re- 
bekah Martin. She was b. 21 December, 1729, dau. of Edward and 
Rebekah (Peck) Martin, who were m. 8 November, 1722. (This Ed- 
ward Martin was b. 22 October, 1700 O. S., son of Silvanus, grandson 
of Edward, great grandson of Ephraim, and great great grandson of 
John Martin of Swanzey, immigrant from England; his wife, Rebekah 

Peck, was b. 10 October, 1700 O. S., dau. of Jethenal and (Smith) 

Peck. She d. 14 April, 1730, and her husband m. (2) 19 January, 1731, 
Martha Washburn of Bridgewater, who was b. 27 February, 1693.) 
The children of John and Rebekah (Martin) Barney were: 

i. Edward BARNf:Y. 
ii. Rebekah Barney. 

iii. John Barney, m. Ruth , had a dau., Anna Barney, b. fi Sep- 
tember, 1789, and proh. Z(>lotu.s Barney (m. Parmelia Shepardaon). 

I have 6 May, 1783, as date of d. of John Barney, Jr., pos.sibly 

another ch. 
iv. Hannah Barney. 
V. James Barney, m. Thankful March and had son. Joseph Barney (m. 

Anna Shepardson ) . 
vi. Lydia Barney. 
vii. Anna Barney, b. 9 February, 1761; m. Samuel Shepardson. (See 

his record ) . 
vili. Lettice Barney, ta. 4 January, 1763 ; m. Zephaniah Shepardson. 

(Leaflet on his de.icendant.s now Ijeing prcpart-d l)y John Eaton 

Shepardson of Relief, Mitchell Co., N. C.) 

ix. Sarah Barney. 

X. Sylvenus Barney. 

xi. Martin Barney. 

xii. Aaron Barnky. 

Captain John Barney d. 10 February, 1807, and his wife d. 10 Folv 
ruary, 1807. 

Jo.'^EPii Barney, son of James and Thankful (March) Barney, m. 
Anna Shepardson, dau. of Samuel Shepardson (6). The family moved 
to Jefferson county, N. Y., and later to Lorain county, Ohio, settling 
near the mouth of the Black River. He d. 15 January, 1862. She d. 
IG April, 1876. Ch.: 

i. Sophia A. Barney, b. 17 April, 1808, d. 28 October, 1824. 

ii. Samuel O. Barney, b. IS November, 1809, d. 14 December, 1S09. 

iii. Daniel A. Barney, b. 17 February, ISll, d. 18 June, 1891. 

iv. Maria A. Barney, b. 29 March, 1813, d. 11 January, 1883. 

V. Elijah Barney, b. 19 September, 1818, d. 26 March, 1821. 

vi. Pliny Barney, b. 7 April, 1821, d. 9 June, 1821. 

vii. Samantha a. Barney, b. 4 Augiist, 1822, d. 16 May, 1858. 

viii. Lurancy Almeda Barney, b. IS February, 1824, d. 19 July, 1899. 

Daniel Barney {Joseph, James, John) m. Lucy Campbell in Jeffer- 
son county, N. Y. Ch.: (1) Margaret Barney, b. 1849 or 18.50; m. H. 
H. Clough, Elyrla. Ohio: 5 ch.— Hallie Clough (m. William Sharp, 
Elyria, Ohio, 5 ch.), Martha Clough, Otis Clough (m., 1 ch.). Carl 
Clough and Henry Hale Clough. (2) Lucy Barney, b. 18.5.5: m. 1876 
Prescott Hale, Elyria, Ohio, had 1 child, who d. 

Marta a. Barney (Joseph, James, John) m. Parks Harris; 2 ch.: 
(1) Helen Harris, b. 1835: m. 1854, Homei- Rood, Jeansville, Pa., 2 ch. — 
Vernon Rood, b. 1856, d. 1905; m. Alice Stone; 5 ch., Vernon Rood, 
Margaret Rood, Esther Rood, Carl Rood, Francis Rood, wid. res. Jeans- 
ville. Pa.; Olive Rood d. an infnnt. (2) Vernon Harris d. in childhood. 



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16 SHEPARDSON. 

Samantha Barney (Joseph, James, John) m. 1 July, 1841, Luther 
Rood, Amherst, Ohio. 9 ch.: (1) Mariner Rood, b. 30 March, 1842, 
d. 29 September, 1842. (2) De Forest Rood, b. 1843, d. 1865. (3) 
Edna Rood. b. 184.5, d. 1892; m. 1865 Edward P. Johnson; 2 ch.— De 
Forest Johnson, b. 186G, d. 1890; Cornelia Johnson, b. 1869, resides in 
Cedaredge, Col. (4) Anna Leila Rood, b. 1846, d. 1847. (5) Wilhur 
Rood, b. 1848, d. 1898; m. (1) Mary Wells, 1877, and had 4 ch.; m. (2) 
Jean Sisler, 1894; 2 ch., Luther Rood m. Helen Duke, 2 ch., res. Wil- 
liams, Ariz.; Warren Rood m. Lucy Alexander, 1 ch., res. Bristol, 
R. L; Florence Rood res. Wellington, Ohio; V/ilbur Rood, d.; DeForest 
Rood; Miriam Rood, family res. Akron, Ohio. (6) Ellen May Rood, 
b. 1851, m. 1882, George French; ch. — Anna French, Edward French 
(dead),; res. Homer, Mich. (7) Anna Norton Rood, b. 1853, d. 1886. 
(8) Helen Eliza Rood, b. 1855, m. 1880 David Hurst; 3 ch. — Bernard 
Hurst, Helen Hurst, Katharine Hurst; res. Oberlin, Ohio. (9) 8a- 
mantha Rood, b. 1858, m. ISSl, Charles Harrison, d. 1882; no ch. 

LuRANCY Almeda Barney (Joscph, James, John) m. 22 August, 1849, 
Welcome Otis Parker. They lived in Sandusky, Ohio, Norwalk, Ohio, 
and in 1872 moved to Toledo, Ohio. He was a prominent citizen of 
northern Ohio, a representative and state senator. She d. 19 July, 
1899. Their dau. Mary Lurancy Parker, b. 3 September, 1850, in 
Sandusky, Ohio, now resides 6 Bronson Place, Toledo, Ohio; m. James 
Scott Rodgers, who d. 8 April, 1906, and had ch. : (1) Martha Almeda 
Rogers, b. 5 October, 1871, Norwalk, Ohio; m. Karl Flickinger and had 
ch: 1, Florence Rodgers Flickinger, b. 29 October, 1898, d. 30 Novem- 
ber, 1899; 2, Frederick Rodgers Flickinger, b. 12 September, 1901; 3, 
James Rodgers Flickinger, b. 17 March, 1904; res. 7 Bronson Place, 
Toledo, Ohio. (2) James Otis Rodgers, b. 11 October, 1874, m. Cora 
Hale and had ch.: 1, Carolyn Hale Rodgers, b. 17 February, 1903; 2, 
James Otis Rodgers, Jr., b. 28 August, 1906; res. Tola, Kan. (3) Anna 
May Rodgers. b. 13 December, 1875, m. John M. Berdon and had ch. — 
Mary Anna Berdon, b. 25 April, 1903; Pamela Rodgers Berdon, b. 25 
July, 1904; res. New Haven, Conn., where her husband is assistant 
professor of rhetoric in Yale University. (4) Florence Olive Rodgers, 
b. 1 October, 1880; res. Toledo, Ohio. 

Zelotus Barney. See under Parmelia Shepardson No. 15. He is 
reported to have been a brother of Joseph Barney, although a Guilford, 
Vt., record makes them cousins. 



Note. The expense of printing this leaflet is shared with me by EVERETT SHEPARDSON 
of Los Angeles, California. 



THE SHEPARDSON FAMILY. 



A Record of the Line of Zephaniah Shepardson, 
Guilford, Vermont. 



BY TOHX EATON SHEPARDSOX, 

If 

SEPTEMBER I. 1907. 



THIS pamphlet gives the ancestry and descendants (in part) 
of Zephaniah Shepardson " (Daniel* John^ Daniel^ Dan- 
iel ' ) . The records are not complete and the object in print- 
ing- them at this time is. ( i ) to secure in printed form copies of 
the written manuscript so that, should the original be destroyed 
by fire or otherwise, the result of a considerable amount of effort 
in securing these records will not be lost, and (2) to stimulate the 
interest among those connected with the Shepardson family, in 
the hope that they will add greatly to these records, so that when 
the Genealogy of the Shepardson Family is printed the record 
of Zephaniah Shepardson's descendants will be as complete as 
possible. 

Any one possessing Shepardson records and interested in this 
family is asked to send corrections and additions in the way of 
relationships, dates, personal record and family history to Francis 
W. Shepardson, 5592 Kimbark avenue, Chicago. Illinois, who is 
.securing the records of all Shepardsons in America. 

The genealogical records so far as at present known are as 
follows : 

1. Daniel Shepardson. blacksmith of Charlestown, Mass., coming 
from nalem. Admitted to the Church in Charlestown 8 June. 1633 
Removed to Maiden, where he died 26 July, 1644. His wife was Joanna 

, maiden name and date of marriage unknown. She survived her 

husband and married (2) Thomas Call, Sr. She died 30 January, 1661. 
Children: 



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2 SHEPARDSON. 

i. LiTDiA SHEPARDSON, bapt. 24 July, 1637; m. CI) Thomas Call, Jr.; 

(2) Thomas Skinner. Child, Joanna Call, b. March, 1660. 
II. Amos shepardson, b. 1639. 

2. ill. Daniel Shepardson, bapt. 14 June. 1641. 

iv. JOANNA SHEPARDSON. bapt. 13 March, 1642 ; m. November, 1661, 
Roger Kennicut of Maiden, and later removed to Swanzey. Chil- 
dren. Joanna, Lydia and John. 

V. KUTH SHEPARDSON, b. . 

2. UANIEL SHEPARDSON {DauieV) succeeded his father as black- 
smith at Maiden. He was a freeman of Middlesex County, Mass., 29 
May, 1674, and took the oath of fidelity 15 December, 1674. He mar- 
ried 11 April. 1668, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Call, Sr., and widow 
of Mr. Samuel Tingley of Maiden. He removed to Attleboro where he 
had fifty acres about half a mile from "Old Town" on the Bay Road. 
He was Jong called "old goodman Daniel Shepardson." He came near 
Josmg his nroperty at one time, as the Attleboro records indicate. He 
was selectinan of Attleboro in 1698. He died 3 August, 1723 [one 
record says 1743]. His wife, Elizabeth, died 21 February, 1715-1716. 
So far as known his children were: 

i. Daniel Shepardson, b. 11 July, 1669; lieutenant in 9th Mass. Regt. 
against Canada in 1691. He died 11 March, 1691, at Anticosta. 

3. ii. John Shepardson, bapt. January, 1671. 

iii. Elizabeth Shepardson; m. Robert Fuller, 19 January, 1699. 
iv. Mart Shepardson; m. Joseph Ingraham, 11 April, 1700. 
V. Joanna Shepardson; m. John Fuller, 22 December, 1701, and d. 

before 29 June, 1720, when he m. (2) Widow Sarah FoUett. 
vi. Nathaniel Shepardson, bapt. 28 October, 1680. 
vii. Jonathan Shepardson, b. 22 July, 1685, d. 15 October, 1685. 

3. John Shepardson' (Daniel,'' DanieV) lived in Attleboro until 
about 1697, when he moved to Rehoboth. He married 9 April, 1694, 
Elizabeth Fuller, who was born 12 May, 1678, and baptized 30 May, 
1679, daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilmarth) Fuller of Attle- 
boro. Inventory of his estate was taken 3 December, 1708, showing 
£64 16s Od. 

Children, recorded in Attleboro: 

1. Ruth Shepardson, b. 14 July, 1695; m. 10 January, 1716-1717. 
Ephraim Lane, son of John and Sarah Lane. Many descendants 
in Norton, Mass. She d. 1752. 
11. Mehitable Shepardson, b. 31 January, 1696-7. 
ill. Sarah Shepardson, D. 13 February, 1698-9, d. 28 April, 1699. 
«. iv. Daniel Shepardson, b. 16 March, 1699-1700. 
V. Amos Shepardson, b. 30 September, 1704. 
vi. JOHN Shepardson, bapt. 17 April, 1709. 

4. Daniel Shepardson* (John.^ Daniel,- Daniel'^) lived in Attle- 
boro, Mass., and, as his grandfather and great grandfather before him, 
followed the blacksmith's trade. He was a lieutenant (ensign) in 
Capt. Geo. Marcy's Fourth Co. of Col. Jos. Dwight's Ninth Mass. Regt., 
in the expedition to Cape Breton in 1745, where the undisciplined 
militia of New England took Louisburg from the veteran troops of 
France (N. E. Hist, and Gen. Reg. Vols. 24 and 25). He m. in Attle- 
boro (1) Hannah Richardson, 9 December, 1725. She d. 26 September, 
1726, leaving an infant son. He m. (2) Mary Washburn of Taunton, 
Mass., 9 May, 1728, who survived him. His will, recorded in Taunton, 
is dated 13 April, 1770, and was presented for probate 11 July, 1770. 

Each of the sons m. in Massachusetts and later moved to Guilford 
in Southern Vermont and became prominent in the early affairs of that 
town and that part of the state, when it was wrested by Vermont from 
the control of New York. Children, all recorded in Attleboro: 



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SHEPARDSON. 3 

i. Daniel Shepardson, b. 5 September, 1726. 

ii. John Shepardson, b. 16 February, 1729. 

iii. Hannah Shepardson, b. 29 December, 1730; m. Alexander Balkcorn 
of Norton, Mass., 17 January, 1750. 

5. iv. Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 6 May, 1733. 

V. Stephen Shepardson, b. 11 August, 1735. 

5. Zephaniah Shepardson" (Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,'^ Daniel^) lived 
in Attleboro until about 1770, when with his three brothers and their 
families he went to Guilford, Vt. He m. (1) Ruth Hills (b. 1 July, 
1733; d. 16 October, 1782), dau. of Samuel and Mary Hills; (2) Da- 
maris, widow of David Church. She d. 28 July, 1797, aged 54 years 10 
months; (3) Mrs. Lucinda Chase of Halifax, Vt., 1 June, 1798. She d. 
"at the Chinesee Country of a fever" 30 September, 1809. 

The town records at Guilford, Vt., show that in 1770 Sam'l Curtis 
deeded Lot 125 in Guilford Township, Windham County, Vt., consisting 
of 100 acres, to Zephaniah Shepardson, yeoman, of Attleborough, 
Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay, for a consideration of £60. 
His brother, John Shepardson, was a witness to the above deed. 

At the first recorded town meeting of Guilford the record reads: 

"May ye 19th, 1772. Then the freeholers and other inhabeits of the Tract 
of Land called Guildford, in County of Cumberland and Province of New 
York, met together and by a majority of vots made choyce of : 

"1. Samuel Nichol, Esq., Moderator of said meeting. 

"2d. John Shepardson, Town Clerk. 

• • • • • 

"13th. Zephaniah Shepardson, Hezekiah Stowell and John Barney, over- 
seers of poor." 

At the town meeting in 1773 he was appointed to the positions of 
constable, of overseer of highways and of overseer of poor, and in 1776 
elected a surveyor of highways. His stock marking is thus recorded: 

"Be it remembered that all the cattle, sheep and swine in the town of 
Guilford that is marked with two square holes one above the other through 
the right ear, and a cross on the left ear, is Zephaniah Shepardson. Guil- 
ford, 25th , 1802. William Bigelow, Town Clerk." 

Zephaniah Shepardson, with his brothers Daniel and John and their 
sons, took an active part in the controversy respecting the New Hamp- 
shire Grants from 1770 to 1786, Zephaniah and Daniel supporting the 
New York government, which attempted to retain jurisdiction over 
Cumberland County (now Windham Co., Vt.), while John, first favor- 
ing New York, was afterward equally active in supporting the Vermont 
government. B. H. Hall, in his "History of Eastern Vermont," gives a 
full account of the controversy. 

Zephaniah was one of about one hundred who received land granted 
to the "sufferers in opposing" the Government of Vermont by New York 
State. He received in 1786 a grant of 100 acres and his son Joseph 263 
acres in Montgomery County ( now Town of Bainbridge, Chenango Co., 
New York). An entire township was given to the "Vermont sufferers." 
He, however, did not leave Guilford. His homestead was the original 
lot 125 in Guilford and his house a frame structure standing high, with 
hip roof and without ells or additions, was burned in the sixties. The 
new house replacing it, now (1907) occupied by Charles Shepardson, 
was erected upon the old foundations. He was called "Lieutenant," 
and in a deed of Dec. 10, 1793, giving half of Lot 125 in Guilford to his 
son Jared of Guilford, yeoman, for £260, he is mentioned as "Zephaniah 
Shepardson, Gentleman." He died in Guilford, 16 October, 1804, "of a 
billions complaint on thirty-six hours after attacked." 

His will, presented for probate in District of Marlboro, Brattleboro, 
Vt, Nov. 3, 1804, by Lucinda Shepardson, his widow, is curious, though 
In a form commonly used at that time. It reads as follows: 



4 SHEPARDSON. 

att tiff Namr of (8nb, Amrtt. the 20th day of July in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and two, I, Zephaniah Shepardson of Guilford, 
in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, Gentlemen, being in a con- 
siderable state of health in body and mind and memory, thanks be given to 
God therefore. Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and 
knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this 
my last will and testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give 
and recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body I 
recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent and christian manner at the 
discretion of my executrix, nothing doubting of the word of God that at the 
general resurrection there shall be a reservation of all things and that when 
he who Is our life shall appear I shall be like him, complete in body and 
soul preserved and raised by the mighty power of God. 

And as to touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to 
bless me with in this life, that I have not disposed of heretofore, I now give, 
demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form : Imprimis 
— I give and bequeath to Lucinda Shepardson, my lawful wife, all my cows 
and all my sheep and other meat stock, my horse and side-saddle, together 
with my cutter and the tackling thereto belonging, and the one-half of my 
wearing apparel, together with all my other movables. Items — I give to my 
son Zephaniah Shepardson, and to my daughter Ruth Barney, and to my son 
William Shepardson, and to my son Jared Shepardson, and to my daughter 
Demarls Billings Shepardson, and to my son David Church Shepardson, each 
of them twelve and one-half cents, together with the one-half of my wearing 
apparel, equally divided among them, having given each of them their pro- 
portion out of my estate heretofore. Item — I give to my beloved grandson, 
William Shepardson, my saddle on which I ride. My wife, Lucinda Shepard- 
son, likewise I constitute, make and ordain my sole executrix of this my last 
will and testament. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul 
all and every other former wills, testaments, legacies, bequeaths and executors 
by me in any ways before named, willed or bequeathed, ratifying this and no 
other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and seal the day and year above written. 

Zephaniah Shepardson. 

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Zephaniah Shepardson 
as his last will and testament in the presence of subscribers, John Slater, 
William Chaver, Hannah Palmer. 

Children, the first five born in Attleboro, Mass.: 

Zephaniah Shepardson, b. 21 March, 1755. 

William Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1756. 

Ruth Shepardson, b. 16 September, 1758; m. John Barney of Guil- 
ford, Vt., and had one son William, who d. 6 December, 1S09, 
age 21. 

Joseph Shepardson, b. 27 October, 1760. 

Jared Shepardson, b. 18 July, 1763. 

Demaris Billings Shepardson, m. at Guilford 30 January, 1806, 
James Alverson of Halifax, Vt. 

vii. David Church Shepardson, a blacksmith of Guilford, Vt. He owned 
land in Bainbridge, N. Y., in 1816, and may have moved there. 

6. Zephaniah Shepardson" (Zephaniah,'' Daniel,* John,^ Daniel," 
DanieV) was a clock-maker and farmer in Guilford, Vt. He was in 
the Continental Army, and a journal written by him in 1800 at Guil- 
ford recounts his ten months' service. He enlisted January, 1776, at 
Guilford, for one year, in Capt. Carlisle's company, Col. Bedell's Regt. 
of the New Hampshire Line, and soon after marched to Chesterfield, 
N. H.; to Charlestown, N. H.; to Ticonderoga, N. Y. ; on the ice to 
Crown Point; waited until ice was broken up, then by water to Port 
St. Johns; to Lawrence; by water to South Lawrence; ten miles across 
South River to Fort Ann; then three miles to the Cedar Falls, where 
they fortified and scouted under Butterfield until May, 1776. A two 
days' fight occurred here, and, out of provisions and ammunition, they 
surrendered 20th May to the British and their allies, the Indians. 
After ten days a prisoner, plundered of his property, stripped in part 
of his clothing and "on scanty allowance, two or three ounces of meat 
and little or no bread but burnt crusts only," he was exchanged and 
returned to the army. He marched to Aderson; there ill for five 
weeks with smallpox, and soon after for a number of months vv'ith 
"Camp Ail," when his father hired a substitute in his place, came to 
camp (Lieut. Col. Wait's under Gen'l Gates) and brought him home to 
Guilford ill and broken in health. He closed his journal thus: 



6. 


i. 


7. 


ii. 




iii. 


8. 


iv. 


9. 


v. 




vi. 



SHEPARDSON. 5 

"I received Continental bills wliich were of little or no value; the loss of 
health, the loss of time, the loss of money and the loss of all my property, 
be the same more or less ; now considering these circumstances I candidly 
think I need a compensation from my country as a merit or restoration." 

In the fall of 1777 he served 17 days in Capt. David Stowell's com- 
pany in Col. William Williams' regt. From June 29th to July 5th, 
1777, he was in Capt. Stephen Shepardson's company. He seems to 
have been a fifer. He was called "Lieutenant." He d. in Guilford, 19 
August, 1837. He was m. three times: (1) To Rachel Wilkins, dau. 
of Daniel and Rachel Wilkins; she d. of quick consumption, 28 Septem- 
ber, 1787, aged 32 years 8 months; (2) To Lettice Barney, 10 January, 
1788. She was b. 4 January. 1763, of Captain John and Rebecca (Mar- 
tin) Barney of Guilford, and d. 11 May, 1831. (3) To Sarah (Babcock) 
Stedman, widow of Philemon. She d. 1 August, 1838. aged 82. There 
were 15 children, all born in Guilford. At one time the combined age 
of those living was about 1.200 years. 

1. Rachel Shepardson, b. 21 March. 1779 ; m. Samuel Nichols of 

Halifax, 11 August. 1799. 
11. Leonard Shepardson, b. 14 September, 1780, d. 5 August, 1835. 
ill. Darius Shepardson, b. 18 December, 1782, d. 19 November, 1867. 
Iv. Ruth Shepardson, b. 16 June. 1785; m. 9 November, 1804. Caleb 

Cole of Brattleboro, Vt.. d. 17 April. 1862. Four children, 
v. Susanna Shepardson, b. 4 June. 1787 ; m. Millard. Two ch. 

10. vi. Ira Shepardson, b. 21 October. 1788. d. 7 April. 1870. 

vii. Sally Shepardson. b. 3 July. 1790; lived to old age; unmd. 

11. viii. Zephaniah Shepardson. b. 20 February. 1792. 

12. ix. Martin Shepardson, b. 13 February, 1794. 

13. X. James Shepardson. b. 17 July, 1795. 

14. xi. Lewis Shepardson, b. 1 September. 1798. 

xii. SoPHRONA Shepardson, b. 30 July. 1800; m. John Wilcox (bro. of 

Philena). d. 15 October. 1876. at Guilford. Three ch. 
xiii. LURINDA Shepardson, b. 17 August. 1802 ; m. John Bucklin of Guil- 
ford, d. 26 March, 1874. No ch. 

15. xiv. Clark Shepardson, b. 19 August, 1804. 

16. XV. John Barney Shepardson, b. 5 June. 1808. 

7. William Shepardson" (Zephaniah,^ Daniel* John,^ Daniel,^ Dan- 
iel^) was a millwright, mill owner and farmer. He was in the 
Revolution in the Guilford Company of his uncle, Capt. Stephen Shep- 
ardson, in 1777. After the Revolution, with his brothers, Joseph and 
Jared, he worked in Canada for several seasons, building mills. In 
1786 he acquired land in Halifax, Vt, and moved thereto. In 1799 he 
exchanged his Halifax farm with his brother Jared for the latter's 
one-hundred-acre farm in Guilford, and occupied the same with his 
father, to whom he leased half the land and one-third of the buildings. 
On a trip to Lansingburg, N. Y., he became ill and 18 February, 1804, 
"died of a consumption and was bro't to Guildford and entired." His 
estate administered by his wife and son Thaddeus was inventoried 19 
June, 1804, at $2,447, with claims against same of $989. his farm being 
listed at $2,000. The probate records and his tombstone refer to him as 
"Colonel," but this was evidently his rank in the militia. He m. Grace 
Fitch, who d. 1 February. 1808. of consumption, aged 48. Four of the 
children died of consumption. Children: 

i. Thaddeus Shepardson, b. 1783, d. 23 December. 1809. at Penob- 
scott, Mass. 

17. ii. William Shepardson, b. 21 December, 1787. 

18. ill. Reuben Shepardson. 

iv. Grace (Gratia) Shepardson, living in 1822. 

V. Cynthia Shepardson, m. Hud-son, d. February. 1804. of con- 
sumption in the Genesee Country, 
vi. Charlotte Shepardson, living in 1822. 
vii. Hart Shepardson, b. 19 November. 1796. d. 3 October. 1822. 



6 SHEPARDSON. 

19. vlli. Elias Shepardson, mentioned in brother Hart's will of 1822. 

ix. Polly Shepardson^ d. 17 July, 1808, of consumption. 
X. Henrt Shepardson, b. 1804. 

8. Joseph Shepardson* (Zephaniah,' Daniel,* J ohn,^ Daniel,'' DanieV) 
was a carpenter and worked at that trade more than at farming. He 
lived in Guilford, Vt., until his third child was b., then moved to 
Leyden, Mass., from which place he moved to Colerain, Mass., where he 
d. 2 November, 1821. He served in the Revolutionary war when he 
was not 17 years old. He was called "Lieutenant." Near the close of 
the Revolution he went to Boston and enlisted on a privateer, but news 
of peace arrived before the ship sailed. In 1784 he was one in the 
attack against the "Vermonters" in Brattleboro, Vt. For his efforts 
in supporting the "York" government, he, with about one hundred 
other "Vermont sufferers," received a grant of land in Chenango Co.. 
N. Y. He was a small man, not over five feet seven inches high, but 
lithe and active. 

He m. (1) 25 October, 1787, Zurvier Packer, who was b. 15 Septem- 
ber, 1768, dau. of James and Rebecca (Brown) Packer of Guilford. 
She d. 7 October, 1806, in Leyden, Mass. He m. (2) 15 February, 1807, 
Lucy Stedman, who was b. 13 September, 1783, dau. of Philemon and 
Sarah (Babcock) Stedman. He took a great interest in family history 
and kept careful records of what he could find for the benefit of the 
future family historian. Children born in Guilford and Leyden: 

20. i. Jared Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1788. 

ii. Rebecca Shepardson, b. 3 May, 1790; m. 27 April. 1809, Calvin 

Weid of Guilford; d. 27 April 1868. Lived in Coventry, N. Y. 

Seven ch. 
ill. Zurvier Shepardson, b. 9 March, 1792; m. 5 April, 1810, Benjamin 

Smith Grinnel of Leyden, Mass. Lived in Leyden, Mass., and 

Homer, N. Y. Ten ch. 
iv. Joseph Shepardson, b. 22 February, 1794; d. 1842; a carpenter. 

Lived and died in Dresden, Ohio. Unmd. 
v. Lucinda Shepardson, b. 12 December, 1795; m. 19 February, 1819, 

Ezra Babcock, Jr., of Colerain, Mass. Lived in Scott, N. Y. Four 

ch. 

21. vi. William Henry Shepardson, b. 17 April, 1797. 

22. vii. James Packer Shepardson, b. 7 May, 1799. 

23. vlii. Horatio Jefferson Shepardson, b. 28 December, 1800. 

Ix. Salome Shepardson, b. 25 August, 1803; m. 16 December, 1822, 
Walter Bell, Jr., of Colerain, Mass. Lived in Colerain. Seven ch. 

9. Jared Shepardson" (Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,'' DanieV) 
a carpenter and millwright and later a farmer, lived in Guilford, Vt., 
and the adjoining town of Halifax. The Vermont Revolutionary rolls 
show that he was on the pay rolls of Capt. Comfort Starr's company of 
militia of the town of Guilford, "who went out into the service of the 
State of Vermont in the alarm in the month of October, 1780." 

Soon after the Revolution he worked with his brothers, Joseph and 
William in Canada, building mills for the French. One mill they 
erected had a water wheel and a wind wheel, and was also rigged to 
run by horse power when both wind and water failed. They built one 
saw-mill with sixteen saws, two for slabbing the logs, and a gang of 
fourteen saws in one sash. This was before the days of the Muley or 
circular saws. He m. December, 1793, Ruth Church (b. 29 September, 
1770; d. in Gerry, N. Y., 9 August, 1850, dau. of David Church >> {Na- 
thaniel.* fyamuel,^ Samuel,'' Richard^) and Demaris, whose maiden name 
v/as also Church, and who m. (2) Zephaniah Shepardson, father of 
Jared, as his second wife). Jared bought his father's one-hundred-acre 
farm in Guilford in 1793, paying £.520 for the same. He lived there 
until 1799, when he sold his Guilford property to his brother William 
and purchased from him an 85-acre farm in Lot 54 in the Town of 



SHEPARDSON. 7 

Halifax, which adjoins Guilford on the west, moving there the same 
year. The town records of Halifax contain this memorandum: 

"Halifax, May 2, 1800. To all people to whom these presents shall come — 
Greeting : Know ye that I, Abner Bemis, of Halifax, being of the sect or 
denomination of Christians l<nown by the name or appelation as Baptists, do 
hereby certify that Jared Shepardson is of the same sect or denomination as 
the subscriber, and that I, the said Abner Bemis, am minister of the same 
sect or denomination in tlie Town of Halifax, County of Windham and State 
of Vermont. Attest : Abner Bemis, Minister." 

Jared took a trip to Leominster, Mass., and there was suddenly 
taken ill. It was necessary to have him brought to his home in Halifax, 
where he d. 6 July, 1810, in his forty-eighth year, of "a consumption," 
and was there buried. He left no will, but his wife was appointed to 
administer the estate and made guardian of the five younger children. 
The inventory dated 29 August, 1810, amounted to $2,186.10, and con- 
tains: "One farm of 117 acres by estimation, $1,700; one yoke oxen, 
$60; 8 cattle, 21 sheep," etc., etc. 

His wife possessed more than ordinary ability in her administration 
of the estate, and the care of her family of small children, as is evi- 
denced by the probate records. In 1817 she moved with her family to 
Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., to which place many of her neighbors had 
removed previously. Children, five recorded in Halifax: 

i. Clarissa Shepardson, b. 7 October, 1794, in Guilford; m. before 
1811, Solomon Fessenden, d. 6 December, 1868, in Wisconsin. 
Large family of ch. 

11. Lucius Shepardson, b. 17 February, 1797, d. 27 March, 1798. 

lit. Demaris Shepardson, b. 1 March, 1799, in Guilford; ra. 1826, Wll- 
lard Bucklin, d. 12 March, 1848, in Gerry, N. T. Ch. : Clinton 
Buclilin, Charles Bucklin, Julia D. Buoklin, Willard Bucklin. 

iv. Lucius Shepardson, b. 23 September, 1802 ; d. 29 March, 1803. 

24. v. John Shepardson, ( ^ ,g March 1804 in Halifax Vt 

25. vi. William Shepardson, f^- ^^ J^^arcn, i»u4, in naiirax, vt. 

~l f m. Charles Williams of Rain- 

ham, Canada; d. 1847 in 
upper Canada. Ch. : John 
b. 23 June, T., George R. 

y 1806, in -i nx Oren Strong; d. 16 Sep- 

Guilford. tember, 1859, in Kansas. 

Ch. : Oren Mollister Strong, 
Matilda Strong, Laura L. 
I Strong, Bleazer Strong. 



vli. Matilda Shepardson, 



viil. LuciNDA Shepardson, 



10. Ira Shepardson ^ (Zephaniah,' Zephaniah,^ Daniel* John,^ Dan- 
iel,^ DanieV) moved to New York State, where he d. 7 April, 1870. 
Children may have been: 

i. Ira Shepardson, of New York City (1877). 

11. NORRis Shepardson, of Belleville, N. Y. (1877) ; d. about 1905. 

ill. Sally Shepardson, of Belleville, N. Y. (1877). (She may have been 
his sister.) 

11. Zephaniah Shepardson ^ (Zephaniah," Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel," Daniel') was a carpenter and farmer of Guilford, Vt. 

He m. (1) Eunice ■ — , who d. 30 July, 1821, aged 24 years 5 months; 

(2) Mary (Polly), dau. of Joseph and Sabra Perry, b. at Newfane, Vt., 
d. 5 November, 1868, aged 76 years 8 months. He d. at Guilford, 17 
July, 1875, of dropsy. His will of 18 July, 1870, gave his sister, So- 
phrona Wilcox, all his real and personal property. He had one dau.: 

i. Mart M. Shepardson, unmd. ; d. 28 February, 1860, aged 38 years 
10 months. 

12. Martin Shepardson ^ iZephaniah," Zephaniah," Daniel,* John,* 
Daniel,^ Daniel') lived in Guilford, Vt., and d. 27 October, 1871, at 
Dover, Vt. He m. Sarah Matthews in Somerset, Vt., who d. 1867. 
Children: 



8 SHEPARDSON. 

i. Charles Shepardson, unmd. In 1906. Lives with his brother, 
Clark H. 

II. Clark H. Shepardson, farmer, of Wllliamsville, Vt. ; married. 
Hi. Mart Shepardson, m. Harris ; deceased. 

iv. Janette Shepardson, m. Cannon. Lives at West Dover, Vt. 

V. Emma (Emiline) Shepardson, d. 23 October, 1864. 

13. James Shepardson' {Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,'^ Daniel* John,^ 
Daniel," Daniel^) lived in Guilford and then for a quarter of a century 
was a farmer of Halifax, Vt. He m. Philena Wilcox (sister of John, 
Stephen and Eunice), who was b. 23 May, 1796, in Halifax; d. 29 May, 
1871. He suffered from paralysis his last years, and the week before 
his death (22 October, 1880) fell, breaking his hip. Children, born in 
Guilford, Vt.: 

I. Janette Thankful Shepardson, b. 27 January, 1833 ; m. Henry 
Claris Shepardson, her cousin (see No. 28), 
26. 11. Orrin Pier Shepardson, b. 5 August, 1836. 

III. Norris Henry Shepardson, b. 10 December, 1838; d. 11 April, 1902, 

in Halifax ; unmd. ; a farmer of Halifax. 

Iv. Newell Shepardson, b. 12 December, 1842 ; d. 26 December, 1843, 

14. Lewis Shepabdson' {Zephaniah," Zephaniah,^ Daniel* John,^ 
Daniel," Daniel^), a farmer of Guilford, Vt.; m. 27 February, 1822. 
Sarah Gibbs, b. 29 June, 1799; d. 23 October, 1873; dau. of Edmund 
and Phoebe (Preston) Gibbs and sister of Susan Gibbs of Jamaica, Vt., 
who m. Otis Shepardson ' ( Samuel,^ John,'^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel," Dan- 
iel^). He d. in Guilford 16 October, 1875. Children: 

Martha Ann Shepardson, b. 22 November, 1823 ; d. 3 April, 1842. 

Hart Gibbs Shepardson, b. 14 May, 1825. 

Henry Clarke Shepardson, b. 23 January, 1827. 

Mary Rexeville Shepardson, b. 13 July, 1829 ; m. 27 November, 
1851, Hezekiah Fletcher Stone. Lives in Brattleboro, Vt. Ch. : 
Alpheus Stone, Martha Stone, Harry Stone, Charles Stone. 

Ellen Maria Shepardson, j k 9e tt-^k is^9 <d. 20 June, 1833. 
Elmira Sophia Shepardson, I''- -^ '^^°- ^""^- id. 18 June, 1833. 
Lewis Barney Shepardson, b. 12 October, 1834. 

15. Clabk Shepabdson ' (Zephaniah," Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* John," 
Daniel," Daniel^) m. 18 December, 1827, in Vermont to Lurinda Frank- 
lin and then lived ten years in Massachusetts, moving from there to 
Milwaukee, Wis. He was originally a blacksmith, but in Milwaukee 
became a builder and contractor and acquired considerable property. 
In 1874 he went to the Pacific coast and thereafter spent the winters 
at San Jose, Cal., and summers at Milwaukee. He and his wife cele- 
brated their golden wedding at San Jose in 1877, at which all their 
children and families were present excepting one son-in-law and two 
of the six grandchildren. He d. 25 March, 1885, in Milwaukee. Chil- 
dren: 

1. Hart F. Shepardson, of Almeda, Cal. (1877) ; deceased. 

ii. Helen Shepardson, m. Wright. Lived at Oakland, Cal. 

(1877). 

Hi. Mary Shepardson, m. Drake of Drake Bros., druggists in 

Milwaukee (1877). 

16. John Barney Shepardson' (Zephaniah," Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel," DanieV), always called "Barney," was a farmer of 
Guilford, Vt. He m. (1) Lydia Morey in Guilford, Vt., who d. 14 Octo- 
ber, 1844, aged 33; (2) in 1847, Prudence Wheeler (b. in Halifax), who 
m. (2) A. W. Putnam of Guilford. He d. 8 April, 1864, in Guilford. 
His homestead of 140 acres which he received from his father, was in 
1884 occupied by his unmarried dau., Emma. Children: 





1. 


27. 


ii. 


28. 


ill. 




iv. 




v. 




vi. 


29. 


viil. 



31. 


i. 




ii. 


32. 


iii. 


33. 


Iv. 




V. 




vi. 




vll. 


34. 


viii. 




Ix. 




X. 



SHEPARDSON. 9 

i. Angeline Shepardson, b. 16 September, 1834; m. 5 November, 1885, 
Ciushman I. Wilcox of Guilford. Lived and died in Greenfield, 
Mass. Two ch. 
30. if. Lucius Barney Shepardson, b. 22 November, 1837. 

iii. Edmund (Edward) B. Shepardson, carpenter at Guilford (1884) 
and foreman in tool shop at Greenfield, Mass. (1905). Married. 

iv. Emily (Emma) A. Shepardson^ b. May, 1851; m. Judson Alexander. 
Both deceased ; no ch. 

17. William Shepardson' (William,^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel* John,'' 
Daniel,'^ Daniel^) lived at Guilford, Vt., and Claremont, N. H. He was 
m. 15 December, 1808, at Guilford, by the Rev. Jason Chamberlain, to 
Harriett Cambridge of Guilford. He d. 28 December, 1830, at Clare- 
moat, N. H. Children: 

William Shepardson, b. 23 June, 1810. 

Mary Shepardson, b. 4 September, 1811 ; m. John M. Stuart. Two 

sons. 
Reuben Shepardson, b. 18 November, 1813. 
Simeon Shepardson, b. at Guilford. 
Eliza Shepardson, b. at Guilford ; m. Carlisle. Lived and 

died at Norwich, Vt. 
Harriet Shepardson, d. at Claremont, N. H. 

Hart Shepardson, d. at Fitchburg, Mass. ; m. ( 1 ) Brown, 

(2) Lydia Bartlett. No. ch. 
George D. Shepardson, b. 20 November, 1823. 
Lucy Shepardson, b. 1825; m. Horace Perry. Two ch. 

Charles Shepardson, b. in Claremont, N. H. ; d. in Unity, N. H., 
aged 11 years. 

xl. Grace Shepardson, d. in Claremont, N. H. 

18. Reuben Shepardson' {William* Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel,^ Daniel^) purchased in 1816 an interest in a blacksmith shop 
and wool carding business in Guilford, Vt. He sold out in 1818 and 
moved to Gerry, N. Y., where he bought a farm adjoining his cousin, 
Plinny Shepardson' (Samuel,'' John,'' Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,' Daniel^), 
and there lived the remainder of his life. He m. Roxey Phelps. Chil- 
dren: 

i. Mandron Shepardson, d. when small. 

ii. Laurilla Shepardson, m. Hiram Sears. Lived in Gerry, 
iii. Charlotte Shepardson, m. Charles Horton. Lived in Gerry. 

19. Elias Shepardson' (William,* Zephaniah,* Daniel,* John," Dan- 
iel,^ Daniel^) lived in West Brooksville, Me., where he d. of consump- 
tion. He m. Mary Wasson (Masson ?). Children (none living in 1906) : 

i. Thaddeus Shepardson, lived in West Broolcsville, Me. Had ch. 

35. ii. Otis Shepardson, lived in West Brooksville, Me. 

iii. Thomas Shepardson. 

iv. Lyman Shepardson. 

V. William Shepardson. 

vi. Elias Hart Shepardson, was a sea captain and died at sea. 

vii. Mary Shepardson. 

viii. Eunice Shepardson. 

ix. Grace Shepardson. 

X. Lucy Shepardson. 

20. Jared Shepardson ' (Joseph," Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,* Dan- 
iel,' Daniel') lived in Guilford, Vt., and Monroe, Ohio, where he d. 11 
October, 1825. He m. at Zanesville, Ohio, 2 August, 1812, Matilda 
Denison, dau. of William and Nancy Denison. She d. in Johnson Co., 
Iowa, 13 December, 1863. He was called "Captain." Children, born in 
Muskingum Co., Ohio: 





i. 




11. 




lil. 




iv. 


36. 


V. 


37. 


vi. 



10 SHEPARDSON. 

ZURViER Packer Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1813, In Zanesville, Ohio. 
Matilda Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1813; m. (1) John N. Headley; (2) 

John Dunn. Seven ch. 
Maria Shepardson, b. about 1817; m. Alonzo Denison. Three ch. 

Susanna Shepardson, b. about 1820; m. (1) Thos. King; (2) Ed- 
ward Keeler. Two daughters. 
Napoleon Bonaparte Shepardson, b. 7 January, 1822. 
Jared Joseph Shepardson, b. 24 June, 1824. 

21. William Henry Shepardson ' (Joseph,^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel," Daniel^) lived in Leyden and Colerain, Mass. He m. 
23 January, 1823, Mary (Polly) Baker of Leyden, dau. of Benjamin 
Baker (Benjamin and Mary (Sherman) Baker) and his wife, Hannah 
Tucker. In October, 1835, with his family, he moved from Colerain to 
Norwich, Ohio. He d. 31 August, 1846, in Union Co., Iowa. Children, 
first five born in Colerain, last in Norwich: 

38. 1. William Henry Shepardson, b. 2 December, 1823. 

ii. Mary Zurvier Shepardson, b. 20 August, 1826; m. 1852, Jonah M. 
Parsons; d. about 1904. Three ch. 

39. 111. Joseph B. Shepardson, b. 25 July, 1828. 

iv. Lucinda Maria Shepardson, b. 22 June, 1831 ; unmd. 
v. Salome Rebecca Shepardson, b. 4 August, 1834 ; unmd. 
vi. Lydia Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 12 March, 1837 ; m. 1853, James 
Lambert. Ten ch. 

22. James Packer Shepardson ' (Joseph," Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel," DanieV) was a blacksmith, and at an early day went 
to Ohio, first to Coshocton Co., but finally located in Lower Sandusky 
(now Fremont, Marion Co.), where he d. 24 October, 1834. He m. and 
had one dau., and perhaps more. 

23. Horatio Jefferson Shepardson ' (Joseph,' Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel," Daniel^), a farmer of Colerain, Mass., had previously 
lived in Guilford and Brattleboro, Vt. He m. 8 February, 1827, Mary 
Sophia Brown (b. 23 July, 1808, d. 20 May, 1892) of Colerain, dau. of 
Thomas and Rachel (Franklin) Brown. He and his wife spent their 
last days at the home of their dau. Sibyl in Greenfield, Mass., where he 
d. 15 November, 1886. Children, all born at Colerain: 

40. I. Thomas Jefferson Shepardson, b. 5 November, 1827. 

ii. Sibyl Amanda Shepardson, b. 29 June, 1831 ; m. 5 June, 1849, 
Alonzo G. Miner of Colerain; d. 25 April, 1892. Lived in Green- 
field, Mass. Four ch. 

111. Esther Survier Shepardson, b. 18 December, 1832; m. 6 March, 
1851, Luther B. Stuart of Colerain; d. 2 October, 1879, in Brattle- 
boro, Vt. One son. 

iv. Jerusha Ellen Shepardson, b. 3 October, 1835; m. 4 October, 1853, 
William Martin of Colerain; d. 17 October, 1879. Lived in 
Colerain. Two daughters. 

v. Rachel Sophia Shepardson, b. 2 March, 1839; m. (1) 6 September, 
1855, Oliver S. Miner of Leyden. Mass.; (2) Orin S. Nash of 
Sharpsburg, 111.; d. 6 June, 1877, in Colerain, Mass. Dau. by 
first and one son by second marriage. 

24. John Shepardson '' (Jared," Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* John,' Daniel,^ 
Daniel^) moved from Halifax, Vt., in 1817 with his mother's family to 
Gerry, N. Y. Here he m. Nancy, dau. of Gilbert Strong of Gerry, and 
settled upon a farm. Later he moved to West Dunville, Canada, where 
he d. 20 October, 1840. His widow returned to Gerry and lived with 
her father until 1843, when she m. (2) Gilbert Sweet. Children born 
in Gerry, N. Y.: 

i. Lucy A. Shepardson, b. 23 December, 1828; m. Sydney Putnam of 
Pine City, Pa., 1852. Ch. : Frank Putnam, Fred Putnam. 

ii. Hannah O. Shepardson, b. 13 November, 1831; m. (1) Charles 
Bucklin of Gerry, N. T. ; (2) James Jones of Allen, Kan., April, 
ISGO. Lives in Admire, Kan. 



SHEPARDSON. H 

25. William Shepardson ' (Jared','* Zephaniah,'^ Daniel* John,^ 
Daniel- Daniel^) lived in Halifax, Vt., until thirteen years of age, 
when his mother moved with her family of small children to Gerry, 
N. Y. Here he learned the carpenter's trade and also engaged in cut- 
ting and collecting logs on the banks of Chautauqua and Cassadaugua 
Creeks, floating them down the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers to Cincin- 
nati, where they were sold. In the Ohio the logs were floated in rafts, 
a raft frequently covering an acre of area. In 1838 he went to Cin- 
cinnati with logs, going from there by water to St. Louis, where he 
worked at carpentering for sev,eral months before returning to Gerry. 
His last logging and rafting trip to Cincinnati was in 1844. He m. 
14 January, 1829, Hannah Eaton (b. at Waterville, Vt, 23 July, 1807, 
d. at Sugar Grove, Illinois, 11 November, 1887), dau. of Sylvenus Eaton' 
(Jonathan,^ Jonathan.^ John,- John^) and Almira Sloan (Alexander). 

In August, 1845, two wagons left Gerry for Illinois. In one was 
the family of Newton Sterns, a party of four. The second wagon, 
owned by William Shepardson, contained beside himself, his wife and 
three children and the family of James Wesson, making a party of 
eleven. The older members of the party walked. The party passed by 
way of Erie, Pa., and after a period of six weeks, with a stop of one 
week for repairs and rest in Indiana and one day mired in the mud on 
Calumet Flats, within sight of Chicago, reached Naperville, De Kalb 
County, Illinois, 9 October, 1845, the home of Mr. Thayer, formerly 
of Gerry. They decided to go no farther west. That winter William 
Shepardson secured work with the Illinois and Michigan Canal at 
Lockport, receiving $1.50 per day for himself and team. The next 
spring he moved to Paw Paw Township, De Kalb Co., 111., where he 
secured a 40-acre tract from the government at $1.25 per acre, living 
in a log cabin until 1847, when he moved into his new home. He was 
a Justice of Peace in 1847 and for several years thereafter; was a super- 
visor of Paw Paw in 1852 and 1854 and a member of the Illinois Legis- 
lature, 1852-4. The records of the Johnson Grove Baptist Church, Clin- 
ton Township, De Kalb Co., 111., for October, 1857, read: "William 
Shepardson was rec'd a member of the chh by experience, formerly 
connected with the Methodist." A week or two later his wife was re- 
ceived, and for the next few years he served frequently on committees 
of the church. 

In 1862 he sold his farm, which had increased to 228 acres, to his 
son, Sylvenus and moved to Aurora, 111., living until his death in the 
brick house which he purchased at 204 Galena street. In Aurora he 
held the offices of Justice of Peace, Notary Public, and also Police Mag- 
istrate for many years. In politics he voted for Fremont and was a 
Republican during the war, but later in life was a Democrat. He d. 
at Aurora, 111., 24 July, 1882, of paralysis and was buried in Lake 
Street Cemetery. Children: 

41. i. Jared B. Shepardson, b. 4 December, 1830, at Gerry, N. Y. 

42. ii. Sylvenus Eaton Shepardson, b. 15 August, 1832, at Gerry, N. Y. 
lii. Helen Emogene Shepardson, b. 22 April, 1840, at Elllcott, N. Y. ; 

m. May, 1873, Dr. Abner R. Bartlett of Aurora, 111. ; d. 5 Novem- 
ber, 1873, in Aurora, 111., and buried in Lake St. Cemetery. 

26. Obkin Pier Shepardson* (James,'' Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,^ Dan- 
ial,* John,^ Daniel," Daniel^), a carriage maker and dealer in raw furs 
at Brattleboro, Vt.; m. 25 February, 1863, Julia F. Pratt of Manchester, 
Vt. Child: 

i. Nellie M. Shepardson, b. 9 August, 1866 ; d. 23 February, 1879. 

27. Hart Gibbs Shepardson* (Lewis,'' Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,'' Dan- 
iel,* John,^ Daniel," Daniel') of Guilford, Vt., until 1 May, 1857, when 
he emigrated to Minnesota, where he has since lived. Present home, 
Hastings, Minn. He m. 14 March, 1849, Sarah Starr Franklin, b. 17 



12 SHEPARDSON. 

August, 1829, dau. of Samuel and Charlotte T. Franklin of Guilford, Vt. 
Children, born in Guilford: 

i. Charlotte A. Shepardson, b. 24 December, 1849 ; m. 27 November, 
1870, at Hampton, Minn., John F. Knowles. Ch. : Harvey Knowles, 
Louisa Knowles, Percy Knowles. 

ii. Stella L. Shepardson, b. 22 November, 1852; m. 15 October, 1878, 
at Glencoe, Minn., to James L. Thompson. Lives at Redwood 
Falls, Minn. One son, Fred J. 

28. Henry Clark Shepardson' (Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) was a carriage manufacturer at Jacksonville, 
Vt. He m. Janette Thankful Shepardson, his cousin, of Guilford, Vt. 
(See No. 13i.) He d. 5 June, 1905, at Grafton, Vt. In 1906 his widow 
moved from Grafton to the home of her dau. Elizabeth at Norfolk, Neb. 
Children: 

1. Elizabeth Ada Shepardson, b. September, 1860; m. Burr Taft of 
Brattleboro, Vt. Lives at Norfolk, Neb. 

ii. Nettie Mat Shepardson, b. 1862 ; d. aged 3 years 10 months. 

iii. Clarence Henry Shepardson, b. 4 April, 1866, at Halifax, Vt. ; m. 
Annette Morse of Jacksonville, Vt., a carriage manufacturer at 
Ware, Mass. ; now a lumberman at Bellows Falls, Vt. 

29. Lewis Barney Shepardson* (Lewis J Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah.^ 
Daniel,* John,^ Daniel," Daniel^) lived (1888) in Marlowe, N. H. He 
m. Margaret Sullivan, who d. 1904. He d. 1901 in Baldwinsville, Mass. 
Children: 

i. Nellie Shepardson. 
43. ii. Henry L. Shepardson. 

iii. Albert Edgar Shepardson, b. in Shrewsbury, Mass. ; m. Lizzie 
Mabel Jones (b. in West Amesbury, Mass.) ; a grrocer at Dover, 
N. H. (1897). 
iv. Anna Shepardson. 

SO. Lucius Barney Shepardson* {John," Zephaniah," Zephaniah,'^ 
Daniel,* Johri,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) lived in Guilford, Vt., and later at 
Almeda, Cal. He was a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting from Guil- 
ford in 1861, promoted to sergeant, and mustered out in 1864. He m. 
1865, Alice Ann Clow in Milwaukee, Wis. Children: 

i. Bertha Shepardson, b. 30 November, 1865. 
ii. Helen Louise Shepardson, b. 6 October, 1868. 
iii. Mart Alice Shepardson, b. 16 April, 1871. 

Iv. Lucia Shepardson, b. 3 September, 1881 ; B. L. University of Cali- 
fornia, 1906. 
V. Florence Shepardson, b. 9 NoTember, 1886. 

31. William Shepardson' {William,' William,'^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
John," Daniel^^ Daniel^) m. Sarah Mitchell, who was b. in Bridgewater, 
Vt., 3 June, 1812, and d. 22 September, 1883. He d. 25 May, 1883. Child: 

i. Marcella Shepardson, b. 10 November, 1833, in East Bethel, Vt., 
and living (1906) at Bradford, Vt. Unind. 

32. Reuben Shepardson* {William,'' William,^ Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* 
John,"" Daniel,- Daniel^) m. (1) Dorothy Barnard, (2) 4 March, 1845, 
Hannah P. Eastman, and (3) Mrs. Lucy (Ball) McClure. He d. 9 Sep- 
tember, 1904, at Claremont, N. H. Children (none by last marriage) : 

i. Emily Shepardson, b. 6 February, 1839; m. Bela Graves; d. 30 

November, 1872. 
ii. Francis J. Shepardson, b. 15 July, 1841 ; d. 6 December, 1868. 
iii. James W. Shepardson, b. 21 January, 1846; d. 11 September, 1847. 
Iv. Elsie E. Shepardson, b. 10 July, 1848 ; m. at Claremont, Levi R. 

Dole. Five ch. 
v. Mary Eliza Shepardson, b. 10 September, 1850 ; m. Bela Graves 
(above). Five ch. 



SHEPARDSON. 18 

vi. LUELLA A. SHEPARDSON, b. 5 April, 1852; m. Henry A. Eaton; d. 13 

February, 1906. Son Carl d. May, 1900. 
vll. Fred Lerot Shepardson, b. 9 July, 1854 ; d. 23 February, 1875. 
vili. Clara Belle Shepardson, b. 9 February, 1856; d. 13 March, 1863. 
ix. Cora Nell Shepardson, b. 5 March, 1857. Lives at Claremont, N. H. 

33. Simeon Shepaedson * ( William,'' WtZhow," Zephaniah,'^ Daniel,* 
John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived in Claremont, N. H. Children: 

i. Frank P. Shepardson, b. 1856 in Newbury, Vt. Moved to Cali- 
fornia in 1878. An engineer on S. P. R. R. Res. 130 N. Daly St., 
Los Angeles. 

ii. Edward Shepardson, b. 1860. Lives in Vermont. 

34. George D. Shepardson' (William,'' William,^ Zephaniah,'^ Dan- 
iel,* John,'' Daniel,^ Daniel^) m. Electa Copeland. He was a dealer in 
coffins at Marlowe, N. H., in 1885. Children: 

1. Felicia Shepardson, m. G. W. Clyde; no ch. 

11. Charles V. Shepardson, b. 2 November, 1851. 

iii. Josephine Shepardson, b. 22 January, 1853 ; m. J, W. Kenyon. 
Two sons. 

44. iv. Edgar D. Shepardson, b. 25 February, 1855. 

V. Cora Shepardson, b. March, 1869 ; m. Frank Emerson. Three ch. 

35. Otis Shepardson' (Elias,'' William," Zep'haniah,'' Daniel,* John,^ 
Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived all his life in West Brooksville, Me. Children: 

i. Ernest Shepardson, d. at the home of his sister, Mrs. Adams, San 
Francisco, Cal. 

ii. M. P. Shepardson, m. Dr. George C. Adams, a Congregational min- 
ister of San Francisco, Cal. Is the last living member of this 
family. 

36. Napoleon Bonapabte Sheperson ' (Jared,'' Joseph,' Zephaniah,'* 
Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lives in Koszta, Iowa Co., Iowa. The 
members of this family spell their name Sheperson, as the result of a 
recruiting officer making a mistake in entering the name upon the 
descriptive roll when Napoleon Bonaparte enlisted in the Civil War. 
To avoid trouble with his pension he changed the spelling of his 
name. In his last years he has become blind. He m. 6 April, 1844, 
Lanie A. Hollenbeck, in Johnson Co., Iowa. Children: 

I. Louisa Sheperson, b. 19 January, 1845; m. 1869, Ofe Usher. Lives 

in Atlantic, Iowa. Four ch. 
11. Jared Joseph Sheperson, b. 18 January, 1846; m. 1892. One son 
died young. 

■) f d. young. 

Iii. Henry M. Sheperson, m. 1891, Elsie Morgan. 

! b. 12 July, . A farmer at Koszta, 

1 1850; I la. Has an adopted 

Iv. Joseph Fillmore Sheperson, son, Otis Arleigli 

J I Sheperson. 

V. Jane Shepardson, b. 5 September, 1853 ; m. about 1880, William 

Shaw. Lives at Moscow, Idaho. Four ch. 
vi. Mary Sheperson, b. 13 June, 1859; unmd. 

vii. Sarah S. Sheperson, b. 7 October, 1864; m. 1890, Frank McDuff 
of Atlantic, Iowa. Lives in Clinton, Iowa. Two ch. 

37. Jabed Joseph Shepardson ' (Jared,'' Joseph," Zephaniah,^ Dan- 
iel,* John," Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived near Zanesville, in Muskingum Co., 
Ohio, until 1840, when he emigrated with his mother's family to Tiffin, 
Johnson Co., Iowa. He was a farmer at Tiffin until 1903, when he sold 
out and with his wife made his home with their dau., Mrs. Amanda 
Miller at Fountainelle, Adair Co., Iowa, at which home he d. 28 May, 
1904. He m. 1853, Charlotte Brown (b. 12 February, 1831, in Hunting- 
ton Co., Pa.), who is still living with her dau. Children, all born on 
the farm at Tiffin, Iowa: 



14 SHEPARDSON. 

i. Sarah Jane Shepardson, b. 7 July, 1854 ; m. July, 1873 Wm H 
Emery; d. 18 December, 1877. No ch. 

li. Matilda Ann Shepardson, b. 15 April, 1856; d. 5 December, 1877. 

iii. Henry Harrison Shepardson, b. 17 January, 1858; d. November, 

iv. Marx Frances Shepardson, b. 14 January, 1860; m. 1 January, 
1881, Samuel Kindal. Lives at Anthrum, Iowa. Three ch. 
45. V. Edwin Napoleon Shepardson, b. 31 October, 1862. 

vi. George Washington Shepardson, b. 10 April, 1863; m. 24 February, 

1887, Elon Robertson. Lives at Bradshaw, Neb. No ch. 
vii. Cynthia May Shepardson, b. 9 May, 1865; d. 14 May, 1873. 
viii. Jared Joseph Shepardson, b. 6 November, 1867 ; m. 1896, Flossie 
Speavy. Lives at Tiffin, Iowa. Three daughters and one son who 
died. 

ix. Amanda Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 1 May, 1869; m. 1892, Oliver 
Miller. Lives at Fountainelle, Iowa. Two sons. 

38. WiixiAM He^'By Shepardson ' ( William.'' Joseph," Zephaniah,^ 
Daniel* John,* Daniel^' Daniel^) moved from Colerain, Mass., with 
his father's family in 1835 to Norwich, Huron Co., Ohio, and later to 
Glenwood, Iowa, where he lived for many years. He was unmarried, 
and his two sisters, Lucinda and Salome, kept house for him, and a 
nephew ran his farm. He was much interested in Shepardson gene- 
alogy and wrote the Shepardson history (37 pages manuscript) now 
possessed by Geo. W. Shepardson, Bradshaw, Neb. He d. March, 1904. 

39. Joseph B. Shepardson* {^William,'' Joseph," Zephaniah,^ Daniel,*' 
John,^ Daniel," Daniel^) m. (1) 1857, Jane Felch, a widow with three 
small daughters. She d. 1886, and he m. (2) 1898, Amanda Hardy, a 
widow with a large family of grown children. By his first marriage 
he had a dau., who m. James C. Kennedy and has one son, Roy. 

40. Thomas Jefferson Shepardson" (Horatio,'' Joseph," Zephaniah,^ 
Daniel,* John,^ Daniel," Daniel^) was brought up on the farm, but his 
choice was for mill and mechanical work. He had a mill and owned 
land at Conway, Mass., for twenty-five years. Later he moved to Sara- 
toga Springs, N. Y., where he at present resides. He m. (1) 31 August, 
1853, Desire Harrington (d. 25 September, 1876), dau. of Josiah and 
Sally (Avery) Harrington of Smyrna, N. Y.; and (2) 28 October, 1884, 
Amy B. Estes of Northampton, Mass., dau. of Stillman and Irene 
(June) Estes of Westborough, Me. Children, all born in Conway, 
Mass. : 

i. Clinton Josiah Shepardson, b. 6 August, 1856 ; unmd. Lives in 
Phoenix, Ariz. 

li. Mauy Ellen Shepardson, b. 28 December, 1858; unmd. For twenty 
years has been in the Florence, Mass., silk mills. 

46. Iii. Frank Elsworth Shepardson, b. 2 January, 1862. 

iv. Arthur Burton Shepardson, b. 24 January, 1869; unmd. A pros- 
pector and miner in California. 

41. Jared B. Shepardson' {William.'' Jared," Zephaniah,^ Daniel.* 
John,^ Daniel,^ DanieV) lived in Gerry, N. Y., until 1845, when, with 
his father's family, he moved to Illinois. He attended school at John- 
son Grove (Clinton Township) and East Paw Paw, near his father's 
farm in Paw Paw, DeKalb Co., 111. In 1862 he moved to Marble Rock, 
Iowa, where he became engaged in farming. Later, in 1874, with his 
only brother, Sylvenus, under firm name of Shepardson Bros., he en- 
tered upon a general banking business at Marble Rock, dealing also 
in lumber, coal and real estate. The partnership lasted until 1880, 
when his brother withdrew, and he has continued the banking business 
to the present (1907). In 1887 he first went to Colton, Cal., invested 
in fruit groves and real estate there, and since which time he has 
gone to California for the winter, returning in summer to Marble 



SHEPARDSON. 15 

Rock. In 1907 his leg was amputated as a result of an injury to the 
foot. He has been elected mayor of Marble Rock for several terms, 
and in addition has held the following public offices: Postmaster, 
18G6; Justice of Peace, 1867; County Supervisor, 1870; member Iowa 
Legislature, 1875-6. Since his first vote for Fremont in 1856 he has 
been a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Odd Fellows 
and the Masonic order. He m. 22 July, 1862, Julia D. Bucklin of 
Gerry, N. Y. Children: 

i. Helen Emogene Shepardson, b. 3 February, 1S70; m. 11 June, 1891, 
to Earl Van Luvon of Colton, Cal. (son of Zura Van Luven), at 
which place she now lives. Ch. : Jared B. Van Luven, b. 7 July, 
1892- Donald Van Luven, b. 1 September, 1899. 
47. ii. William Shepardson, b. 17 May, 1872. 

iii. Sylvenus Eaton Shepai;dson, b. 4 June, 1878; d. 8 September, 1878. 

42. Sylvenus Siieparoson >* {William,'' Jared," Zephanlah,^ Daniel* 
John,'' Daniel,- Daniel^) lived at Gerry, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., until 
thirteen years of age, when he moved by wagon with his father's fam- 
ily to Illinois, a six weeks' journey ending at Naperville 9 October, 
1845. He lived with a family one mile west of Warrenville for a few 
v/eeks and then, his father having scured work on the Illinois and 
Michigan Canal at Lockport, he went to Romeo near by and lived sev- 
eral months with Mr. Matthews, a civil engineer upon the canal work. 
In 1840 he rejoined his family, who had taken up some government 
land at Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, DeKalb Co., Illinois. In 1850 
he, with his brother Jared, spent a winter in the Wisconsin lumber 
district near Portage. His education was obtained at the district 
schools at Johnson Grove (Clinton Township) and East Paw Paw, in 
DeKalb Co., and later he attended for a year the Mt. Morris Seminary 
in Ogle County. The next three winters, 1859-60-61, were spent in 
teaching a large district school near Freeport, 111., his summers being 
spent upon the Ross Grove farm. In 1862 he purchased this farm from 
his father, which had increased to 228 acres. He m. the year following 
and lived upon the farm until 1874, when he rented the same and 
moved to Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa, where he formed a part- 
nership with his brother Jared (as Shepardson Bros.) in the banking 
business, and was also interested in the lumber, coal and real estate 
business. This partnership was dissolved in 1880 and he removed to 
West Park Ave., Aurora, 111. In 1881 he purchased farm property in 
Sugar Grove, Kane County, 111., and in March following moved one 
and one-half miles north of the village, where he farmed until 1890, 
when he removed to 204 Galena St., Aurora, 111., the home place of his 
father. This time he lived in Aurora until 1902, when he moved back 
to the old home farm at Ross Grove after an absence of nearly thirty 
years. Here he lived for sixteen months, when he d. 22 July, 1903, 
four days after a stroke of apoplexy. He was buried in the Johnson 
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township. 

At Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, he was Justice of Peace, 1870-2, 
also County Supervisor, 1870-2. At Sugar Grove he was president of 
the school board in 1882 and represented the township as supervisor in 
1884-7. He was an extensive reader and traveller. In 1878 he spent 
the summer in Europe. Was a member of no church. Physically he 
was of large frame, over six feet in height and weighed about 210 
pounds. Politically he was a Republican from his first vote for Fre- 
mont in 1856 until 1884, since which time he had always been a pro- 
nounced Prohibitionist. His home at Aurora was the usual stopping 
place for Prohibition workers, state and national, from 1890 to 1902. 
At the time of his death he owned farm property in Pleasant Grove 
Township, Floyd County, Iowa, Victor and Paw Paw Townships, De- 
Kalb County, and Sugar Grove, Kane County, 111., and city property at 
Aurora and Earlville, 111. He m. 14 October, 1863, Lucy Maria Judd 
(b. 22 September, 1832) of Patterson, N. Y., dau. of Daniel Steele 



16 SHEPARDSON. 

Judd' {Leveritt," Noah." John* John.'' Thomas,^ Thomas') and Ruth 
Ursula Stevens' {Henry," EUakim.' John* John,^ Thomas,^ John'). 
Children, the first seven born at Ross Grove, the last two at Marble 
Rock: 

i. Willie Shepardson, b. 9 August, 1864 ; d. 14 September, 1865, at 
Ross Grove. 

48. ii. Jared Clayton Shepardson, b. 19 August, 1865. 

49. iii. Charles Judd Shepardson, b. 2 September. 1866. 

iv. Harrt Shepardson, b. 30 September, 1867 ; d. 3 November, 1867, at 
Ross Grove. 

V. Phillip Jerome Shepardson, b. 9 November, 1868; d. 1 September, 
1870, at Ross Grove. 

vi. Mary Frances Shepardson, b. 11 September, 1870; d. 20 May, 1903. 
at Ross Grove. Graduate of Sugar Grove, 111., Normal School, 
1886; attended Northwestern Academy, 1888, and University of 
Illinois, 1888-9, 1890-92. 

50. vii. Ralph Steele Shepardson, b. 2 March, 1873. 

51. viii. John Eaton Shepardson, b. 21 May, 1875. 

52. ix. Daniel Judd Shepardson, b. 25 February, 1879. 

43. Henry L. Shepardson * (Lewis,^ Lewis,'' Zephaniah,^ Zephaniah,'^ 
Daniel* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel') lived (1888) at Winchester, N. H., and 
(1906) at Baldwinsville, Mass. He is interested in box manufacturing. 
Children: 

i. Albert Henry Shepardson, attended Gushing Academy, Ashburn- 

ham, Mass., 1902. 
li. WiNFRED BUFFEM SHEPARDSON, attended Gushing Academy. Ashburn- 
ham, Mass., 1902. 

44. Edgab D. Shepardson' {Oeorge.^ William,'' Williain," Zepha- 
niah,'^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel^- Daniel') in 1885 was a manufacturer of 
"Boston Chips" at Marlowe, N. H. He m. Etta Robb. Children: 

i. Rena Maude Shepardson, b. 1880 ; m. Horace Sanderson, 
ii. Don William Shepardson, b. 1882; d. aged 18 months, 
iii. IVA May Shepardson, b. 1884 ; m. Wm. Jenks. 

45. Edwin Shepardson ° (Jared,'* Jared,^ Joseph," Zephaniah.^ Dan- 
iel,* John,^ Daniel,- Daniel') lives in Valley, Neb., and is a fireman on 
the U. P. R. R. He m. (1) September, 1881, Josephine Sentman, who 
d. May, 1882, and (2) 1885, Belle Larimore. who d. February, 1904. 
Childi-en, all by his second marriage: 

i. Shepardson. 

ii. (Dau.) Shepardson. 
Iii. Jenny Shepardson. 
iv. Edna Shepardson. 

V. Elmer Shepardson, b. 1894. 
vi. Hazel Shepardson. 

46. Frank Elsworth Shepardson' {Thomas,'^ Horatio,'' Joseph,* 
Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel^' Daniel'), formerly a physician in 
Denver, Col., is at present practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He 
m. 28 June, 1893, Ella M. Sommers of Cleveland, Ohio. 

47. William Shepardson' {Jared,^ William,'' Jared," Zephaniah,^ 
Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel') lived at Marble Rock, Iowa, and 
Colton and Los Angeles, Cal. His schooling was at the Marble Rock 
public schools, the Baptist University and the Los Angeles Business 
College at Los Angeles. He is at present engaged in the banking busi- 
ness with his father at Marble Rock. He m. 9 July, 1898, in Chicago, 
ni., Sarah V., dau. of Mrs. Elizabeth Stoliker. Children: 

1. Julia Vennita Shepardson, b. 13 May, 1900. 
11. Elizabeth Shepardson, b. 5 February, 1904. 



SHEPARDSON. 17 

48. Jared Clayton Shepardson " {Sylvenus,^ William,'' Jared,^ 
Zephaniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived with his parents and 
attended the public schools at Ross Grove, 111., Marble Rock, Iowa, 
Aurora, 111., and Sugar Grove, 111. In Aurora he also attended Jen- 
nings Seminary. In 1885 he went to West Patterson, Putnam County, 
N. Y., where he lived for two years with his uncle Charles Judd, em- 
ployed in his general store and coal and grain business. He returned 
to Sugar Grove, 111., in 1888 and soon after, with U. G. Bailey, as 
Shepardson & Bailey, conducted a general store at Sugar Grove village 
for three years. 

In 1894 he moved to Pleasant Grove, Floyd County, Iowa, upon his 
father's farm, where he has since been farming. At Sugar Grove he 
held the offices of town clerk and assistant postmaster, 1888-90, and in 
Pleasant Grove, highway commissioner, 1899-1902. He was a member 
of Sugar Grove Cornet Band, 1884; Aurora, 111., City Club, 1888-95, and 
Charlemagne Lodge No. 245, Knights of Pythias, Aurora, 111. In poli- 
tics he is a Republican. 

He m. at Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa, 17 January, 1894, 
Maude Beelar, dau. of Charles F. and Diantha L. (Baltimore) Beelar 
of Marble Rock, Iowa. Children, all born in Marble Rock, Iowa: 

i. Bessie Shepardson, b. 10 March, 1895; d. 15 October, 1895, 
ii. Dorothy Jane Shepardson, b. 13 July, 1896. 
iii. Stlvenus Phillip Shepardson, b. 16 April, 1901. 

49. Charles Judd Shepardson" (Sylvenus,^ William,'' Jared,^ Zepha- 
niah,'' Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,- Daniel^) attended the public schools of 
Marble Rock, Iowa, Aurora and Sugar Grove, 111. At Aurora he also 
attended Jennings Seminary. 

In 1890, when his father moved from Sugar Grove to Aurora he 
remained on the farm until 1895, when he moved to a farm belonging 
to his father at Earlville, 111. After his father's death he moved in 
1904 to the east 120 acres of the home farm at Ross Grove, 111., the 
place of his birth, where he has since been engaged in farming. 

He was a member of Sugar Grove Cornet Band, 1884-92, and Sugar 
Grove Baseball Team, 1890-5. In politics he has been a Republican. 

He m. at Sugar Grove, 111., 17 June, 1891, Charlotte McDole, dau. 
of Samuel Prescott and Susan (Condee) McDole of Sugar Grove. 

50. Ralph Steele Shepardson ° ( Sylvenus,^ William,'' Jared,'' Zeph- 
aniah,^ Daniel,* John,^ Daniel,'' Daniel^) lived with his parents at Ross 
Grove, 111., Marble Rock, Iowa, Aurora, 111., Sugar Grove, 111., and 
again at Aurora, and received instruction in the public schools of 
Aurora and Sugar Grove. In 1891-2 he attended the Metropolitan Busi- 
ness College, Chicago, and for several months thereafter was employed 
in Chicago by the Congregational Publishing Company. In 1902 he 
entered the preparatory department of the University of Illinois at 
Urbana, 111. The year following he entered the School of Architecture 
of the university, receiving a B. S. degree in 1897. At the university 
he was a member of the Athletic Association, the Architects' Club, the 
Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Delta Sigma and Shield and Trident fraterni- 
ties, and the Mandolin Club, and was manager of the Glee and Mandolin 
Clubs, 1896-7. 

In 1897-8 he was a draftsman in Chicago architectural offices; in 
1898-9 was architect upon the La Bella Light & Power Co. plant at 
Goldfield, Col., for L. L. Summers, Consulting Engineer, Chicago, and 
in 1899-1900 was architect with F. W. Worst. Aurora, 111. The years 
1900-2 were spent in farming with his brother Daniel upon his father's 
Ross Grove farm. In 1902 he formed partnership with Mr. Worst, 
under firm name Worst & Shepardson, Coulter Block, Aurora, 111., for 
the practice of architecture, in which he has since been engaged. He 



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was granted license to practice architecture in the State of Illinois in 
1899. Was elected a member of the American Institute of Architects, 
1907; the Illinois Chapter of the A. I. A., 1907, and the National Geo- 
graphical Society, 1907. 

He m. at Chicago, 111., 5 June, 1903, Jessie Younge Fox of Cham- 
paign, 111., a member of the faculty in the School of Music at the 
University of Illinois, dau. of Dr. Daniel Jesse and Mary Wade (Speed) 
Pox of Kinmundy, 111. 

51. John Eaton Shepardson (Sylvenus," William,'' Jared," Zepha- 
niah,'^ Daniel.* John,^ Daniel^- Daniel^) lived in Marble Rock, Iowa, 
1875-80; Aurora, 111., 1880-2; Sugar Grove, 111., 1882-90; Aurora, 111., 
1890-8; Kewanee, 111., 1898-1902; New York City, 1902-5, and in North 
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, 1905 to date (1907). He attended 
the public schools of Aurora and Sugar Grove, and in 1890 the West 
Aurora High School. In the autumn of 1890 he, with his sister Frances, 
went to the University of Illinois at Urbana, 111., where he completed 
the year's course in the Preparatory School, and in September, 1891, 
entered the university in the School of Civil Engineering, from which 
he received a Bachelor of Science degree in June, 1895. At the uni- 
versity he was a member of the Athletic Association, the Civil Engi- 
neers' Club, and held the Kane County Honorary Scholarship to the 
university, 1891-5, and also a military scholarship, 1892-5. He also 
took the course in Military Science and was a captain in the Univer- 
sity Battalion. 

In 1895 he was employed as draftsman in the office of Alexander & 
Shaw, Civil Engineers, Chicago, and later attended the Metropolitan 
Business College, Chicago, for several months. He was mechanical 
draftsman, 1896-8, with Aurora Boiler Works, Aurora, 111.; in 1898-9 
Assistant City Engineer of Kewanee, 111., engaged upon sewer construc- 
tion; in 1899-1902, City Engineer and Superintendent of Water Depart- 
ment of Kewanee. During his connection with the City Engineer's 
office 20 miles cement and brick walk, 12 miles sanitary sewers, 8 miles 
water main and 2 miles brick pavement were constructed. He was also 
Supervisor of Public Lighting, and was Plumbing Inspector of Ke- 
wanee, 1899-1902. In 1902 he entered upon graduate work in Bridge 
and Structural Engineering at Columbia University, New York City, 
living in Harlem and Brooklyn until 1905, when he joined a field party 
upon location surveys for the South and Western R. R. in Virginia, 
Tennessee and North Carolina. In 1906 he became Resident Engineer 
on the S. & W. R. R., on fourteen miles of construction work in the 
mountains of North Carolina, with headquarters at Peterson, Relief and 
Huntdale. He was commissioned Captain (brevet) in the Illinois Na- 
tional Guard in 1895, and in February, 1898, was appointed by Brig.- 
Gen. Andrew Welch, Lieutenant of Engineers, Third Brigade, Illinois 
National Guard. With the entire Illinois National Guard, he was or- 
dered to and for two weeks was stationed at Springfield, 111., in April, 
1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, but his company 
of engineers was not mustered into the government service. He was 
elected a member of the Illinois Society Civil Engineers and Surveyors, 
1899; an associate member American Society of Civil Engineers, 1903, 
and a member of National Geographic Society, 1907. He belongs to 
the Masonic order, having taken degrees in Kewanee, 111., Blue Lodge, 
1900; Kewanee, 111., Chapter, 1901; Princeton, 111., Commandery, 1902; 
and Chicago, 111., Mystic Shrine (Medinah Temple), 1902. 

52. Daniel Judd Shepardson (Sylvenus,^ William,'' Jared," Zepha- 
niah,'^ Daniel,'^ John,^ Daniel,^ Daniel^) lived with his parents in Marble 
Rock, Iowa, Aurora, 111., Sugar Grove, 111., and again at Aurora. His 
schooling was obtained in the public schools of Sugar Grove and Au- 
rora, and also at the Aurora Business College in 1896-7. 



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In 1899-1900 he spent the year in California travel. In 1900-2, in 
partnership with his brother Ralph, he engaged in farming upon his 
father's Ross Grove farm, where he has since been located, though the 
partnership was dissolved in 1902. A year following the death of his 
father, who had been living with him, 1902-3, his brother Charles 
moved to and assumed control of the east part of the farm. He was 
elected school director in Town of Paw Paw in 1907, for three years. 
He m. in Chicago, 111., 28 August, 1903, Mabel Edith Stern of Water- 
man, 111., dau. of Michael and Cleora (Merritt) Stern. Children, born 
at Ross Grove, Paw Paw Township, De Kalb Co., 111.: 

i. Prances Mabel Shepardson, b. 3 July, 1904. 
ii. Ralph Daniel Shepardson, b. 30 April, 1906. 



SHEPARDSON LEAFLETS. 

Looking forward to a complete genealogy of the Shepardson Family, 
the following leaflets have been printed: 

1. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Early Generations in 
America. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 7 pp. February 1, 1907. 

2. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Line of Daniel Shep- 
ardson, Granville, Ohio. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 8 pp. 
April 1, 1907. 

3. The Shepardson Family: Beginning with the Sixth Generation 
in America. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 8 pp. May 1, 1907. 

4. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Line of Samuel Shep- 
ardson, Guilford, Vermont. By Francis Wayland Shepardson. 16 pp. 
August 1, 1907. 

5. The Shepardson Family: A Record of the Line of Zephaniah 
Shepardson, Guilford, Vermont. By John Eaton Shepardson. 19 pp. 
September 1, 1907. 



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